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Prevertebral space enlargement

MedGen UID:
1054043
•Concept ID:
CN377101
•
Finding
Synonym: Increased pre-vertebral space
 
HPO: HP:6000290

Definition

Increase in the anterior posterior dimension of the prevertebral space, which is located in the neck region between the anterior part of the cervical spine and the deep layer of the deep cervical fascia running between the transverse processes of the spine. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPrevertebral space enlargement

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical signs and radiographic evidence of esophageal perforation after tetraplegia.
Bellaiche S, Di Blasio R, Luauté J, Jacquin-Courtois S, Boisson D, Charvier K, Tell L, Rode G
Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2013 Feb;56(1):41-50. Epub 2013 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2013.01.004. PMID: 23375486
Prevertebral soft tissue measurements in thyroid enlargement: the value of lateral neck radiographs.
Hisham AN, Sarojah A, Mastura T, Lim TO
Asian J Surg 2004 Jul;27(3):172-5. doi: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60027-0. PMID: 15564155
Minimally invasive videoscopic parathyroidectomy by lateral approach.
Henry JF, Defechereux T, Gramatica L, de Boissezon C
Langenbecks Arch Surg 1999 Jun;384(3):298-301. doi: 10.1007/s004230050207. PMID: 10437620

Diagnosis

Gallium SPECT/CT in evaluation of IgG4-related disease: A case report and literature review.
Chuang TL, Hsu BB, Chi CL, Wang YF
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 Sep;95(37):e4865. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004865. PMID: 27631251Free PMC Article
Clinical signs and radiographic evidence of esophageal perforation after tetraplegia.
Bellaiche S, Di Blasio R, Luauté J, Jacquin-Courtois S, Boisson D, Charvier K, Tell L, Rode G
Ann Phys Rehabil Med 2013 Feb;56(1):41-50. Epub 2013 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.rehab.2013.01.004. PMID: 23375486
Prevertebral soft tissue measurements in thyroid enlargement: the value of lateral neck radiographs.
Hisham AN, Sarojah A, Mastura T, Lim TO
Asian J Surg 2004 Jul;27(3):172-5. doi: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60027-0. PMID: 15564155
Malignant thyroid lymphoma presenting as acute airway obstruction.
Kennedy KS, Wilson JF
Ear Nose Throat J 1992 Aug;71(8):350, 353-5. PMID: 1396183

Therapy

Noninfectious prevertebral soft-tissue inflammation and hematoma eliciting swelling after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Yagi K, Nakagawa H, Okazaki T, Irie S, Inagaki T, Saito O, Nagahiro S, Saito K
J Neurosurg Spine 2017 Apr;26(4):459-465. Epub 2017 Jan 13 doi: 10.3171/2016.9.SPINE16520. PMID: 28084931
Prevertebral soft tissue measurements in thyroid enlargement: the value of lateral neck radiographs.
Hisham AN, Sarojah A, Mastura T, Lim TO
Asian J Surg 2004 Jul;27(3):172-5. doi: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60027-0. PMID: 15564155

Prognosis

Prevertebral soft tissue measurements in thyroid enlargement: the value of lateral neck radiographs.
Hisham AN, Sarojah A, Mastura T, Lim TO
Asian J Surg 2004 Jul;27(3):172-5. doi: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60027-0. PMID: 15564155
Minimally invasive videoscopic parathyroidectomy by lateral approach.
Henry JF, Defechereux T, Gramatica L, de Boissezon C
Langenbecks Arch Surg 1999 Jun;384(3):298-301. doi: 10.1007/s004230050207. PMID: 10437620
Malignant thyroid lymphoma presenting as acute airway obstruction.
Kennedy KS, Wilson JF
Ear Nose Throat J 1992 Aug;71(8):350, 353-5. PMID: 1396183

Clinical prediction guides

Noninfectious prevertebral soft-tissue inflammation and hematoma eliciting swelling after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.
Yagi K, Nakagawa H, Okazaki T, Irie S, Inagaki T, Saito O, Nagahiro S, Saito K
J Neurosurg Spine 2017 Apr;26(4):459-465. Epub 2017 Jan 13 doi: 10.3171/2016.9.SPINE16520. PMID: 28084931
Prevertebral soft tissue measurements in thyroid enlargement: the value of lateral neck radiographs.
Hisham AN, Sarojah A, Mastura T, Lim TO
Asian J Surg 2004 Jul;27(3):172-5. doi: 10.1016/S1015-9584(09)60027-0. PMID: 15564155

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