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Diagnostic dilemmas in dysphagia aortica.
OBJECTIVE Dysphagia aortica describes swallowing difficulty caused by external compression from a tortuous or aneurysmal aorta. We present 5 cases in which dysphagia to solids accompanied a localised high pressure barrier (HPB) on manometry suggestive of dysphagia aortica, and explore other investigation modalities useful to confirm the diagnosis. METHODS Four females and 1 male with a median...
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Dysphagia aortica is a rare etiology of dysphagia resulting from extrinsic compression of esophagus by thoracic aortic aneurysm or tortuosity and elongation of thoracic aorta. The clinical findings resemble those of esophageal malignancy or esophageal motility disorders. Therefore, primary diagnosis of dysphagia aortica is very difficult. We, herein, report a case of dysphagia aortica aggravate...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcy196