vascular dysphagia; dysphagia lusoria

Introduction

Etiolohy:

• aberrant right subclavian artery

Clinical manifestations

• esophageal dysphagia

Diagnostic procedures

• esophageal endoscopy
• esophageal manometry

Radiology

• vascular intrinsic compression on the esophagus on imaging

Management

• surgical repair or ligation of aberrant right subclavian artery

More general terms

• abnormal imaging
• dysphagia (swallowing disorder)