A Case of Dysphagia Lusoria Caused by an Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery in an Adolescent.
- Author:
Eun Jung SHIN
1
;
Hyung Keun KIM
;
Jin Soo KIM
;
Young Seok CHO
;
Woo Hyung CHOI
;
Yong Wan PARK
;
Hye Suk SON
;
Hiun Suk CHAE
;
Kyu Yong CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. chs@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Dysphasia lusoria;
Aberrant right subclavian artery
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Aneurysm;
Aorta, Thoracic;
Cardiovascular Abnormalities;
Deglutition Disorders;
Endoscopy, Digestive System;
Esophagus;
Female;
Glycosaminoglycans;
Humans;
Korea;
Manometry;
Subclavian Artery;
Thorax
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008;36(4):213-218
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Dysphagia lusoria is used to describe the symptomatic compression of the esophagus from an anomalous vessel of the aortic arch. A right aortic arch with an aberrant left subclavian artery is the most common type of aortic arch abnormalities, followed by double aortic arch, and then an aberrant right subclavian artery. These anomalous vessels may cause dysphagia from the compression of the esophagus in adults, but they usually do not produce symptoms and they are usually found incidentally. Several cases of adult dysphagia lusoria have been reported in Korea, but there has been no reported case in an adolescent. We experienced a case of a 17-year-old female who suffered from dysphagia. We evaluated the possible causes of her dysphagia by performing esophagogastroduodenoscopy, esophagoraphy, esophageal manometry and chest computed tomography. We finally diagnosed this case as dysphagia lusoria caused by an aberrant right subclavian artery.
