Karam Karam¹, Sarah Jalloul², Emanuel-youssef Dib² and Pierre Hani³*

¹Department of Gastroenterology, University of Balamand, Dekweneh, Lebanon
²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Balamand, Dekweneh, Lebanon
³Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Balamand, Dekweneh, Lebanon

*Corresponding Author: Pierre Hani, Associate Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Balamand, Dekweneh, Lebanon.

Received: June 21, 2024; Published: July 14, 2024

Abstract

Dysphagia lusoria is an uncommon entity manifesting as difficulty swallowing due to external compression of the esophagus by an aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA). The vascular anomaly stems from embryonic disruption at the level of the brachial arches. Dysphagia lusoria surfaces as difficulty swallowing and diagnosis is made by barium swallow. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest helps further characterize and diagnose dysphagia lusoria. We herein present a case of a young female presenting for swallowing difficulties who was found to have external compression of the proximal esophagus by an aberrant right subclavian artery, corroborating a diagnosis of dysphagia lusoria.

Keywords: Dysphagia Lusoria; Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery; Vascular Compression

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Citation

Citation: Pierre Hani., et al. “Dysphagia Lusoria in a Young Patient: An Underrecognized Cause of Dysphagia". Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 7.8 (2024): 18-19.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2024 Pierre Hani., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.