EC Clinical and Medical Case Reports

Dysphagia lusoria is an uncommon cause of dysphagia secondary to extrinsic compression by a right subclavian artery with an aberrant retroesophageal course compressing its posterior wall, leading to dysphagia. Dysphagia is found in 90% of symptomatic cases. Diagnosis can be suspected through endoscopy and barium swallow study, and confirmed by CT angiography or MR angiography. Treatment can be medical or surgical depending on the severity of symptoms.

 Keywords: Dysphagia Lusoria; Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery; Extrinsic Compression; Angiography

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