Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH): an unusual cause of airway obstruction

BMJ Case Rep. 2017 Mar 15:2017:bcr2017219635. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-219635.

Authors

Andrew Wesley Hoey¹, Keli Dusu¹, Simon Gane¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Airway Obstruction / diagnostic imaging*
Airway Obstruction / pathology
Airway Obstruction / surgery
Deglutition Disorders / diagnostic imaging*
Deglutition Disorders / pathology
Deglutition Disorders / surgery
Humans
Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / diagnostic imaging
Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / pathology*
Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal / surgery
Male
Pharyngeal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Pharyngeal Diseases / pathology*
Pharyngeal Diseases / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tracheostomy
Treatment Outcome