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["Dysphagia lusoria". Physiopathological discussion apropos of a clinical case]
J M Aubertin1, M C Iseni, T Tordjman
1Service de Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Broussias, Paris.
Gastroenterologie Clinique Et Biologique
|June 1, 1995
Abstract:
We report the observation of a patient suffering from dysphagia lusoria, a dysphagia caused by an anomalous form of the right subclavian artery. The diagnosis was confirmed by aortic arch angiography and cine-oesophagogram. Oesophageal manometric study revealed segmental hypoperistalsis and anti-peristalsis. Dysphagia disappeared with cisapride. This observation suggests that dysphagia lusoria is caused by oesophageal motility disorders and not by vascular compression.