Aggravation of Dysphagia aortica after wearing the abdominal binder.
Dysphagia aortica is a rare etiology of dysphagia resulting from extrinsic compression of esophagus by thoracic aortic aneurysm or tortuosity and elongation of thoracic aorta. The clinical findings resemble those of esophageal malignancy or esophageal motility disorders. Therefore, primary diagnosis of dysphagia aortica is very difficult. We, herein, report a case of dysphagia aortica aggravated by wearing the abdominal binder in a 70-year-old woman and review the literature pertaining to this condition. Dysphagia aortica should be considered in the differential diagnosis of dysphagia.
Park
Seon-Young
SY
Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Lee
Jeoung-Hyeon
JH
Cho
Sung-Bum
SB
Lee
Wan-Sik
WS
Park
Chang-Hwan
CH
Kim
Hyun-Soo
HS
Choi
Sung-Kyu
SK
Rew
Jong-Sun
JS
Joo
Young-Eun
YE