Özet:

The impairment of swallowing function or inability to swallow which is commonly termed as dysphagia is due to various neurologic (central or peripheral neural system disorders, cerebrovascular diseases), anatomic (congenital, traumatic, surgical defects or tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract), systemic disorders such as upper respiratory tract infections or inflammatory myopaties. The skeletal structures of cervical and thoracal vertebral system plays an important role in swallowing function. Loss of cervical lordosis, hypertrophic cervical osteophyte and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperosteosis are such commonly found problems which weaken or disturb swallowing function. The cervical vertebral pathologies at the level between C3 and C7 may cause dysphagia especially during swallowing of a hard bolus. In this study three different types of cervical pathologies presenting with a swallowing problem of a hard bolus are presented with the diagnostic and therapeutic options.

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