2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.03.003
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Respiratory distress and vocal cord immobilization caused by Forestier's disease

Abstract: Figure 1 Lateral neck radiograph showing ossification anterior to C3, C4, and C5 vertebral bodies with milder ossification between C5 and C6 vertebrae (arrows). Note the osteosynthetic fixation material at the level of C1 and C2 spinous processes (arrowhead).

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“…Proposed mechanisms for immobility include true paralysis secondary to compression of the recurrent laryngeal nerve as it passes behind the thyroid cartilage to innervate the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles, direct arytenoid cartilage fixation by osteophytes, and vascular obstruction causing edema of the vocal fold . Of these mechanisms, only immobilization because of edema has been reported and was addressed with laryngoscopic laser debulking of edematous mucosa . Arytenoid fixation by osteophytes has been described, although not in patients meeting the criteria for DISH .…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Proposed mechanisms for immobility include true paralysis secondary to compression of the recurrent laryngeal nerve as it passes behind the thyroid cartilage to innervate the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles, direct arytenoid cartilage fixation by osteophytes, and vascular obstruction causing edema of the vocal fold . Of these mechanisms, only immobilization because of edema has been reported and was addressed with laryngoscopic laser debulking of edematous mucosa . Arytenoid fixation by osteophytes has been described, although not in patients meeting the criteria for DISH .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Severe dysphagia and airway obstruction refractory to conservative therapy are indications for surgery. Osteophytectomy is usually performed using a prevascular/anterolateral approach, as it creates adequate vertebral exposure with less retraction of the carotid sheath than a postvascular approach, although it places the recurrent laryngeal nerve at greater risk . In a review of 134 osteophytectomy cases, laryngeal neuropraxia occurred in 2 patients (1.5%), whereas 87% of patients experienced significant long‐term symptom improvement …”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Obstructions of the upper air way by extrinsic laryngeal constriction has been associated to ossification of the ALL in patients with DISH (Papakostas et al;Caminos et al, 2008), where tracheotomy is continually required during emergency care of patients with respiratory distress due to laryngeal edema (Karkas et al, 2008).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…La dysphonie est un symptôme rare, retrouvé chez 2,5 % des patients, un syndrome d'apnée du sommeil [9], une otalgie réflexe, une rhinolalie [10] et un emphysème cervical [11] sont rapportés de façon plus anecdotique. Il n'existe dans la littérature que cinq cas de patients atteints d'ostéophytes symptomatiques révélés par une dyspnée, sans dysphagie associée [6,[12][13][14]. L'ostéophytose isolée ou diffuse est parfois rapportée comme étant à l'origine de difficultés lors de l'intubation [15,16].…”
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“…En cas de signes respiratoires prépondérants, des épreuves fonctionnelles respiratoires, une imagerie thoracique (cliché standard et TDM) sont recommandées. La plupart des équipes recommandent la réalisation d'un examen panendoscopique avec prélèvements biopsiques pharyngés et laryngés afin d'éliminer une étiologie néopla-sique [13]. Dans notre expérience, cet examen peut être proposé dans le même temps opératoire que le geste théra-peutique.…”
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