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vascular dysphagia; dysphagia lusoria
Etiolohy:
- aberrant right subclavian artery
Clinical manifestations:
- esophageal dysphagia
Special laboratory:
- esophageal endoscopy
- esophageal manometry
Radiology:
- vascular intrinsic compression on the esophagus on imaging
Management:
- surgical repair or ligation of aberrant right subclavian artery
General
abnormal imaging
dysphagia (swallowing disorder)
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018
- Wikipedia: Dysphagia lusoria
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysphagia_lusoria