Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Coexisting with Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Causing Dysphagia: A Case Report and Literature Review

Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Coexisting with Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament Causing Dysphagia: A Case Report and Literature Review

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a systemic disease that is mostly reported in the spinal column with or without extraspinal involvement. DISH is often asymptomatic, but in case of progressive symptoms such as dysphagia, surgery may be required. Not only coexistence of DISH and os...

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Main Authors: Babak Mirzashahi, Mohammad Javad Dehghani Firoozabadi, Mehdi Vahar, Furqan Mohammad Yaseen Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma
Subjects:
Spine Surgery
Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
Ossification Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
Dysphagia
Online Access:https://jost.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jost/article/view/91

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