Dysphagia caused by an aberrant right subclavian artery

• Main Authors: Hassan, Radhiana, Md Ralib@Md Raghib, Ahmad Razali, Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2011
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/1791/1/IMJMVol10No1_pg43-45.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/1791/; http://iiumedic.com/eimj/v1/?wpfb_dl=23
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

An aberrant right subclavian artery is the commonest aortic arch anomaly. Majority of them were asymptom- atic. An aberrant subclavian artery is a rare cause of dysphagia in adults. This condition is also known as dys- phagia lusoria. We report a case of dysphagia in a 49-year-old woman from an aberrant right subclavian artery. Diagnosis of her condition was made with barium swallow and MDCT (multidetector computed tomography) scan. She was managed conservatively.