Author/Authors :
Oktay, Kadir Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital - Department of Neurosurgery, Turkey , Olguner, Semih Kıvanç Mehmet Akif İnan Training and Research Hospital - Department of Neurosurgery, Turkey , Saraç, Mustafa Emre Ceyhan State Hospital - Department of Neurosurgery, Turkey , Özsoy, Kerem Mazhar Cukurova University - School of Medicine - Department of Neurosurgery, Turkey , Çetinalp, Nuri Eralp Cukurova University - School of Medicine - Department of Neurosurgery, Turkey , Gezercan, Yurdal Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital - Department of Neurosurgery, Turkey , Vural, Şakir Berat Cukurova University - School of Medicine - Department of Neurosurgery, Turkey
Abstract :
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is a chronic entesopathy which causes excessive formation of osteophytes along the ventral spine in the absence of degenerative, traumatic and inflammatory pathologies of spinal ligaments or paravertebral muscles. Dysphagia is the most common symptom of this disease which may need surgical management. In this article, we report three cases with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis treated in our department. The clinical and diagnostic imaging characteristics along with treatments performed and outcomes of these three patients were described. Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis is an idiopathic rheumatological disorder which may need surgical treatments in severe forms of the disease.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis , Forestier’s disease , dysphagia , cervical osteophytes
