scholarly journals Dysphagia Lusoria: Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery Transposition to Carotid Artery

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 834
Author(s):  
Raghu L. Motaganahalli ◽  
Victor Njoku ◽  
Alok Gupta ◽  
Anjan Talukdar ◽  
Adam Gracon ◽  
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ISRN Surgery ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. D. Rogers ◽  
M. Nel ◽  
E. P. Eloff ◽  
N. G. Naidoo

Dysphagia Lusoria is dysphagia secondary to an aberrant right subclavian artery that has a retroesophageal course. Adachi and Williams categorized aortic arch anomalies, showing that the right subclavian artery arising in this fashion (as the final branch of the descending aortic arch) is one of the more common. However, this very rarely coexists with a bicarotid trunk. We present such a case as it is manifested in a 36-year-old lady complaining of marked weight loss and dysphagia. The diagnosis remained elusive until a CT scan of the chest was performed; angiography further delineated the pathology. It is believed that the combination of the common carotid origins with the retroesophageal course of the aberrant vessel more frequently accounts for symptoms in the absence of an aneurysm of the origin of the aberrant vessel. Several techniques to manage the aberrant vessel have been described in the literature, but we favoured open ligation and transposition to the right carotid artery.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Keon Young Park ◽  
Kevin C. Janek ◽  
Joshua L. Hermsen ◽  
Petros V. Anagnostopoulos ◽  
Hau D. Le

Abstract Introduction Congenital single lung (CSL) is a rare condition, and symptomatic patients often present with respiratory distress or recurrent respiratory infection due to mediastinal shift causing vascular or airway compression. Aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) is another rare congenital anomality that can lead to tracheal or esophageal compressions. There is only one other case of concurrent presentation of CSL and ARSA reported, which presented unique challenge in surgical management of our patient. Here we present a step-wise, multidisciplinary approach to manage symptomatic CSL and ARSA. Case presentation An infant girl with a prenatal diagnosis of CSL developed worsening stridor and several episodes of respiratory illnesses at 11 months old. Cross-sectional imaging and bronchoscopic evaluation showed moderate to severe distal tracheomalacia with anterior and posterior tracheal compression resulting from severe mediastinal rotation secondary to right-sided CSL. It was determined that her tracheal compression was mainly caused by her aortic arch wrapping around the trachea, with possible additional posterior compression of the esophagus by the ARSA. She first underwent intrathoracic tissue expander placement, which resulted in immediate improvement of tracheal compression. Two days later, she developed symptoms of dysphagia lusoria due to increased posterior compression of her esophagus by the ARSA. She underwent transposition of ARSA to the right common carotid with immediate resolution of dysphagia lusoria. As the patient grew, additional saline was added to the tissue expander due to recurrence in compressive symptoms. Conclusions Concurrent presentation of CSL and ARSA is extremely rare. Asymptomatic CSL and ARSA do not require surgical interventions. However, if symptomatic, it is crucial to involve a multidisciplinary team for surgical planning and to take a step-wise approach as we were able to recognize and address both tracheomalacia and dysphagia lusoria in our patient promptly.


2019 ◽  
Vol 157 (1) ◽  
pp. e17-e19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balasubramoniam Kavumkal Rajagopalan ◽  
Rajesh Jose ◽  
Nazar Puthukudiyil Kader ◽  
Praveen Kerala Varma

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Kishore Kumar ◽  
Jasbir Makker ◽  
Hassan Tariq ◽  
Ariyo Ihimoyan ◽  
Chime Chukwunonso ◽  
...  

Dysphagia is an expressive symptom, described by an individual as “difficulty in swallowing.” Dysphagia due to esophageal compression from an aberrant right subclavian artery is rare, and it is termed as “dysphagia lusoria.” We present a rare case of co-occurrence of dysphagia lusoria with esophageal eosinophilia in a patient with cognitive disability which portends a case with diagnostic challenge and treatment dilemma. A 31-year-old man with intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, previous history of feeding difficulty, and esophageal food impaction presented with esophageal foreign body impaction. He has no known history of atopy and food allergies. There was no laboratory evidence of peripheral eosinophilia. The IgE-mediated allergic test was unremarkable. His prior presentation revealed a diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis. The imaging studies showed proximal esophageal dilatation with extrinsic compression at the level of the upper esophagus. The foreign bodies were removed successfully through the help of upper endoscopy. Subsequent evaluation revealed a rare type of dysphagia lusoria (type N-1) due to an aberrant left subclavian artery arising from the right-sided aortic arch. The patient’s family refused further management of artery lusoria. Prolonged stasis of secretions and food in the esophagus can also lead to increased esophageal eosinophils. In our case, it remains undetermined whether increased number of esophageal eosinophils resulted from primary eosinophilic esophagitis or due to prolonged food stasis from esophageal compression caused by an aberrant subclavian artery. However, food impaction right above the compression site makes dysphagia lusoria the likely etiology.


2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (8) ◽  
pp. 747-751
Author(s):  
Abindra Sigdel ◽  
Erik J. Wayne ◽  
Amit J. Dwivedi

Dysphagia Lusoria is a condition when aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) causes esophageal compression. We report 2 cases of Dysphagia Lusoria treated by hybrid endovascular technique which included subclavian to carotid transposition and embolization of origin of ARSA. By using this technique, we avoided the need for thoracotomy. Both patients had complete symptom relief without any surgery related complication.


2007 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 1259-1261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Kelly

The aberrant right subclavian artery is present in 0.4 per cent of the population. It is usually asymptomatic and only rarely causes symptomatic esophageal compression, a condition known as dysphagia lusoria. It was diagnosed in one of 920 patients undergoing diagnostic endoscopy (223 for dysphagia) and characterized by CT scan. It is important for clinicians to be aware of this condition and that the artery may be visible at endoscopy.


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