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- A 72-year-old male with Forestier's syndrome experienced severe swallowing difficulties due to a large anterior cervical calcification.
- Surgical resection of the calcification restored normal swallowing function immediately.
- While bony resection is generally effective for Forestier's syndrome, additional fixation may be required for cases involving disc instability, and long-term monitoring is important due to potential recurrence of calcification.
Article Abstract
We report a 72-year-old male with Forestier's syndrome suffering of dysphagia due to an anterior cervical calcification, unusually great in both volume and extent. Its resection by anterior approach allowed the immediate restoration of a normal swallowing. A bony resection is sufficient in case of Forestier's syndrome, but it must be associated with fixation in case of degenerative osteophyte with disc instability. Long-term follow-up is necessary because the recurrence of the calcification is slow but frequent.
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