Kim JH, Jang SW, Kim DB, Lee HJ, Kim JG, Kwon BJ, Cho EJ, Rho TH, Kim JH. A Patient With Dysphagia due to an Aortic Aneurysm.
Korean Circ J 2009;
39:258-60. [PMID:
19949633 PMCID:
PMC2771838 DOI:
10.4070/kcj.2009.39.6.258]
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Abstract
Dysphagia aortica is difficulty in swallowing caused by extrinsic compression of the esophagus due to an ectatic, tortuous, or aneurysmatic atherosclerotic thoracic aorta. This condition is very uncommon, and it is usually associated with old age, women with short stature, hypertension, and kyphosis. We report herein a case involving a patient with dysphagia who had an aortic aneurysm.
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