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Dysphagia lusoria

Case contributed by Mohammed Abdulla Mehdi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

A middle-aged female with dysphagia, EGD showed external compression at the mid-esophagus.

Patient Data

Age: Middle-aged
Gender: Female
ct

Aberrant right subclavian artery is found passing behind the esophagus causing dysphagia.

Case Discussion

A case of dysphagia lusoria in a middle-aged female with dysphagia due to compression of the esophagus by aberrant right subclavian artery.

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