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. 2009 Jun;39(6):258-60.
doi: 10.4070/kcj.2009.39.6.258. Epub 2009 Jun 30.

A Patient With Dysphagia due to an Aortic Aneurysm

Jeong-Ho Kim  1 , Sung-Won Jang, Dong-Bin Kim, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Jae-Gyung Kim, Bum-Jun Kwon, Eun-Ju Cho, Tai-Ho Rho, Jae-Hyung Kim
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A Patient With Dysphagia due to an Aortic Aneurysm

Jeong-Ho Kim et al. Korean Circ J. 2009 Jun.

Abstract

Dysphagia aortica is difficulty in swallowing caused by extrinsic compression of the esophagus due to an ectatic, tortuous, or aneurysmatic atherosclerotic thoracic aorta. This condition is very uncommon, and it is usually associated with old age, women with short stature, hypertension, and kyphosis. We report herein a case involving a patient with dysphagia who had an aortic aneurysm.

Keywords: Aortic aneurysm; Dysphagia.

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Figures

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Fig. 1
The posteroanterior chest radiograph showed an enlarged, tortuous aorta.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Chest computed tomography showed an enlarged thoracic aorta with an intramural thrombus at the level of the descending aorta. Note that the distorted esophagus was displaced to the anterolateral aspect of the descending aorta (arrow).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
The upper gastrointestinal barium study showed marked extrinsic compression of the distal esophagus just above the esophagogastric junction.
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