Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi 1994 , Vol 4 , Num 2
DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC HYPERTROPHUIC SCLEROSIS CAUSING DYSPHAGIA: A CASE REPORT
T. Ali ZIRH1, Tunç ÖKTENOĞLU1, M. Necmettin PAMiR1, A. Fahir ÖZER1, Canan ERZEN2
1Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Nöroşirürji Anabilim Dalı, Altunizade, İstanbul
2Marmara Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Altunizade, İstanbul Among the numerous pathologies causing dysphagia seen in various speciality departments, diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (Forestier's Disease) is one of the rare ones. In this paper a case of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is presented and clinical and neuroradiological features of the disease and its surgical therapy is discussed. Anahtar Kelimeler : Cervical spine, Dysphagia