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Dysphagia lusoria in a young patient with a concomitant aortic arch anomaly, successfully treated with surgery: a case report

  • Santiago A. Endara*
  • , Gerardo A. Dávalos
  • , Alberto Cardenas
  • , Karina Gangotena
  • , Alexis Flores
  • , Sabine Dueñas
  • , Gabriel A. Molina
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Hospital Metropolitano
  • Hospital de los Valles
  • Universidad Internacional del Ecuador
  • Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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Abstract

Dysphagia is a common condition in clinical practice; however, an unusual type of dysphagia due to compression of the esophagus by an abnormal right subclavian artery may be discovered in a rare subset of patients. The prognosis and treatment will depend on the severity of the symptoms and the compromise of surrounding structures. We present the case of an 18-year-old female who presented with gradually progressive dysphagia. At first, it was treated as gastroesophageal reflux disease; nonetheless, the dysphagia became severe, and after a thorough evaluation, an aberrant right subclavian artery that compressed the esophagus was discovered along with a truncus bicaroticus. She was successfully treated with surgery without any complications. On follow-ups, she's doing well.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberrjad710
JournalJournal of Surgical Case Reports
Volume2024
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2024

Keywords

  • aberrant right subclavian artery
  • dysphagia lusoria
  • truncus bicaroticus

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