Dysphagia lusorium in elderly: a case report.
OBJECTIVE
Late onset of dysphagia due to vascular abnormalities is a rare condition. We aimed to present a case of right subclavian artery abnormalities caused dysphagia in the elderly.


METHODS
A 68-year-old female was admitted with dysphagia seven months ago. Upper endoscopic procedures and routine examinations could not demonstrate any etiology. Multislice computed thorax tomography was performed for probable extra-esophagial lesions.


RESULTS
Multislice computed thorax tomography showed right subclavian artery abnormality and esophagial compression with this aberrant artery.


CONCLUSIONS
Causes of dysphagia in the elderly are commonly malignancies, strictures and/or motility disorders. If routine examinations and endoscopic procedures fail to show any etiology, rare vascular abnormalities can be considered in such patients. Multislice computed tomography is a usefull choice in such conditions.
Division of Gastroenterology, Medical Facullty, Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey. bkantarceken@inonu.edu.tr
Bulent
B
Kantarceken
Ertan
E
Bulbuloglu
Murvet
M
Yuksel
Ali
A
Cetinkaya
D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed