Dysphagia Lusoria: a Comprehensive Review

Overview

Journal Dis Esophagus

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2007 Oct 26

PMID 17958718

Citations 48

Authors

B Levitt

J E Richter

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Abstract

Dysphagia lusoria is a rare vascular anomaly identified in a small number of patients being evaluated for dysphagia. The purpose of this paper is to present an illustrative case and provide a comprehensive review of the underlying anatomy, diagnosis, and management of dysphagia lusoria based on a review of the medical and surgical literature over the past 20 years.

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