title: [Dysphagia lusoria].
abstract: Two weeks of dysphagia or pain during swallowing are cardinal symptoms that trigger immediate referral to a specialist de-partment, where the patient undergo endoscopy and eventual biopsy of the upper GI tract to rule out cancerous disease. In this case, a 90-year-old woman was referred, due to month long pain during swallowing. Due to co-morbidity diagnostic CT-scan was performed, which revealed a vessel anomaly behind the proximal oesophagus. The symptoms were caused by arteriosclerosis in this vessel. The condition is termed dysphagia lusoria and is benign.
authors.affiliation: Øre-næse-hals afdelingen, Hospitalsenheden Vest, Lægaardsvej 12, 7500 Holstebro. kasrzain@rm.dk.
authors.forename: Kasra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zainali-Gill
authors.forename: Mikael Lars
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Buren
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications*