Upper airway obstruction caused by a cervical osteophyte.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
A case of severe acute upper airway obstruction caused by a cervical osteophyte requiring urgent tracheostomy is presented. The patient was treated successfully by resection of the osteophyte followed by cervical fusion.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Spinal Osteophytosis