Esophageal foreign bodies in children with vascular ring or aberrant right subclavian artery: coincidence or causation?
This is the report of 4 children, 2 with a vascular ring and 2 with an aberrant right subclavian artery, who presented with an esophageal foreign body in the proximal esophagus above the level of the vascular anomaly. A deep erosion of the esophagus at the site of the foreign body was demonstrated in 2 patients.
Currarino
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Department of Radiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
Nikaidoh
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D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging