Dysphagia due to anterior cervical osteophytes complicated with hypopharynx abscess.

BMJ Case Rep

Department of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.

Published: February 2011

This report concerns a case of an 80-year-old man with progressive dysphagia and stridor. Patient's clinical and radiological evaluation revealed a mass of the hypopharynx and a large cervical osteophyte. Microlaryngoscopy under general anaesthesia demonstrated the presence of a hypopharynx abscess that was drained. A tracheotomy was performed in order to secure the airway, and 6 weeks later, the patient was decannulated and returned to full consistency diet.

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