Case Report: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine: A rare case with dysphagia and neurological deficit and literature review

Case Report: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament in the cervical spine: A rare case with dysphagia and neurological deficit and literature review

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is characterized by the calcification and ossification of ligaments and tendons. Progressive dysphagia caused by DISH-related anterior cervical osteophytes and deteriorating dysphagia caused by DISH combined with neurological dysfunction resulting from...

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Main Authors: Chaoyuan Li, Wenqi Luo, Hongchao Zhang, Jianhui Zhao, Rui Gu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis
cervical spine
literature review
OPLL
dysphagia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.963399/full

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