Abstract
Background and Importance: Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) can compress the trachea and esophagus when located in the cervical spine. In this report, we investigated whether it is preferable to perform the early surgical intervention in symptomatic patients or to wait and administer supportive care and perform late surgical intervention regardless of whether symptoms progress or not. Case Presentation: We present the case of a 70-year-old patient with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) causing significant dysphagia and unilateral vocal cord paresis, resulting in dyspnea and stridor. Imaging diagnostics revealed large osteophytes anterior to the cervical spine from C3 to C6 compressing the cervical spine. Significant clinical improvement was observed following the anterior resection of the patient's osteophytes. Conclusion: In order to achieve higher success and less recurrence, it is preferable to perform surgical intervention earlier in the disease's progression. However, more studies are necessary to confirm this because most of the present results are from case report articles and have less evidence.
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