Abstract
A 76-year-old man was referred to our hospital claiming progressive dysphagia and hoarseness after consulting his general physician, who thought that his symptoms were due to the cerebral infarction which he had had three years before. Laryngeal fiberscopy revealed protrusion of the posterior wall of the pharynx, left vocal cord paralysis and right vocal cord paresis. Cervical X-rays demonstrated typical thickening of the frontal osteophytes, which suggested Forestier's disease. He was sent to the orthopedics department, and underwent surgical resection of the osteophytes. After the surgery, his dysphagia was much improved. Laryngeal fiberscopy showed improvement of the mobility of the right vocal cord. The literature of other similar cases is discussed.
