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. 2021 Jun:88:114-115.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2021.03.011. Epub 2021 Mar 23.

Atypical cause of dysphagia

Dhairya A Lakhani  1 , Aneri B Balar  2 , Abdul R Tarabishy  3
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Atypical cause of dysphagia

Dhairya A Lakhani et al. Eur J Intern Med. 2021 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: Aberrant subclavian artery; Dysphagia; Dysphagia Lusoria; Right sided aortic arch.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
CT angiogram of the chest (Fig. 1A and B) along with 3D reconstruction images (Fig. 1C and D) demonstrates right-sided aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery (white arrow) causing external compression of the esophagus (blue arrow), the condition is known as dysphagia lusoria.
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