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Late development of esophageal compression from a vascular ring
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 53226, USA.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|November 1, 1995
Summary
Adults rarely experience esophageal compression from vascular rings. This case highlights a 57-year-old man with dysphagia successfully treated by surgically correcting a right aortic arch and retroesophageal left subclavian artery.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
- Vascular Anomalies
Background:
- Vascular rings causing severe esophageal compression are uncommon in adults.
- Symptoms like dysphagia in adults may indicate rare underlying vascular anomalies.