CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2009; 19(02): 132-134
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.50831
Head & Neck Radiology

DISH of the cervical spine causing epiglottis impingement

Tommaso Bartalena
Department of Radiology, S. Orsola University Hospital - via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
,
Francesco Buia
Department of Radiology, S. Orsola University Hospital - via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
,
Alberto Borgonovi
Department of Radiology, S. Orsola University Hospital - via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
,
Maria Francesca Rinaldi
Department of Radiology, S. Orsola University Hospital - via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
,
Cecilia Modolon
Department of Radiology, S. Orsola University Hospital - via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
,
Francesco Bassi
Department of Radiology, S. Orsola University Hospital - via Massarenti 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy
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Abstract

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a condition characterized by calcification and ossification of ligaments and entheses; it mainly affects the vertebral column. We report the case of a patient with pharyngeal dysphagia and episodic aspiration secondary to DISH involvement of the cervical spine, which had caused alteration in the epiglottic tilt mechanism during deglutition.



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