Aberrant insertion of the right subclavian artery: an unusual cause of dysphagia in an adult.
BACKGROUND
Within this report, we present a patient with difficulty of swallowing caused by an aberrant right subclavian artery.


CONCLUSIONS
This is a congenital anomaly with the right subclavian artery originating from the dorsal part of the aortic arch and coursing through the mediastinum between the esophagus and the vertebral column. The diagnosis and treatment of this disorder is discussed based on the findings from the literature.
Schouten van der Velden
Arjan P
AP
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. aschoutenvandervelden@hotmail.com
Berger
Paul
P
Krasznai
Attila G
AG
van Duijvendijk
Peter
P
van der Vliet
J Adam
JA
D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures