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Extra-thoracic Extrinsic Compression: An Unusual Cause of Dysphagia
Sirish C Rao1, Anjana Sathyamurthy2, Erica P Turse2
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, United States.
Background:
Dysphagia affects one in twenty-five adults yearly in the United States.
Objective:
While dysphagia may be common, the prevalence of dysphagia may be underestimated primarily due to under-reporting. Dysphagia may be caused by intraluminal, intrinsic, extrinsic, or motility disorders.
Method/Results:
We present a case of dysphagia caused by extra-thoracic extrinsic compression due to bra use.
Conclusion:
Despite many published reports on dysphagia caused by other diagnoses, we occasionally overlook extrinsic abdominal compression as the cause for dysphagia.
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