Management of Airway Obstruction due to Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis in the Cervical Spine: A Case Report and Literature Review

Internal Medicine
Yuki YoshimatsuToshihiro Osaki

Abstract

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a relatively common progressive noninflammatory entheses disease. Patients are often asymptomatic or are undiagnosed due to minor chronic symptoms. We herein report a rare case in which the primary symptom was sudden-onset upper airway obstruction due to exuberant osteophytosis in the cervical spine. Treatment was successful with careful airway management and surgical osteophyectomy. Most DISH cases in the literature with airway obstruction have been managed with tracheotomy. However, the safety and necessity of this approach remain questionable. We herein discuss the possibility of conservative management as a choice of airway control. Airway obstruction due to DISH may be underrecognized. This highlights the importance of including DISH in the differential diagnosis of airway obstruction. In addition, a detailed evaluation and personalized care for each individual case is essential.

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Apr 27, 2019·Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine·Karim MithaniHoward J Ginsberg
Jan 24, 2020·Anesthesiology·Marie FujiiOsamu Kobayashi
Jul 7, 2020·Geriatrics & Gerontology International·Yuki YoshimatsuYoshitaka Oku
Apr 3, 2020·Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology·Arnaud Le GalloPierre-Antoine Peyron
May 30, 2020·Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal·Spenser SouzaPaul Friedlander

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