Cervical osteoarthropathy: an unusual cause of dysphagia

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1-1999

Abstract

PRESENTATION: A 72-year-old man complained of progressive dysphagia for solids associated with a sensation of foreign body in his throat for 2 years. A barium swallow showed a bridging osteophyte between C4 and C5 vertebrae indenting the oesophagus posteriorly and displacing it anteriorly. OUTCOME: He refused surgical intervention and was given dietary advice. After 6 months, his weight was steady and he was able to swallow semi-solid food without difficulty.

Keywords

Aged, Barium Sulfate/diagnostic use

Publication Title

Age and Ageing

ISSN

0002-0729

Divisions

fac_med

Volume

28

Issue

3

Publisher

Oxford University Press

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