Dysphagia lusoria caused by an aberrant right subclavian artery |
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Authors: | Carrizo Gonzalo J Marjani Massoud A |
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Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, Waterbury Hospital Health System, Waterbury, Connecticut 06708, USA. |
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Abstract: | A 36-year-old, otherwise-healthy woman with a 6-year history of progressive dysphagia underwent an esophagogram that revealed an oblique extrinsic defect with an inferior-to-superior (left-to-right) course consistent with an aberrant right subclavian artery. An aortogram confirmed the diagnosis of aberrant right subclavian artery. She underwent surgical repair, tolerated the procedure well, and was discharged home, symptom free, on postoperative day 3. We found that the right supraclavicular approach provides good exposure and avoids the morbidity of the classically described approach via a median sternotomy or thoracotomy. |
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