Abstract
Vascular rings are a rare cause of symptoms in adult patients. We report the case of a 48-year-old woman presenting with dysphagia lusoria due to an uncommon vascular ring: right aortic arch with mirror-image branching and a left ligamentum arteriosum. No previous reports exist of adult-onset dysphagia lusoria attributable to this anatomy. The patient underwent a limited muscle-sparing thoracotomy with division of the ligamentum. The division interrupted the vascular ring and relieved her esophageal compression. The presentation, evaluation, pathophysiology, and treatment of this condition are discussed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 100-102 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Vascular and Endovascular Surgery |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 1 2009 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Adult
- Aorta
- Esophageal stenosis/etiology
- Female
- Humans
- Middle aged
- Thoracic/abnormalities
- Thoracic/surgery
- Vascular surgical procedures
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Surgery