Giant Left Atrium as a Cause of Dysphagia

Case Studies1 October 1966Giant Left Atrium as a Cause of DysphagiaDAVID E. DINES, M.D., F.A.C.P., MILTON W. ANDERSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.DAVID E. DINES, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, MILTON W. ANDERSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-4-758 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptVascular causes of dysphagia are not common. Probably the best known of the vascular etiologic types is dysphagia lusoria. Dysphagia lusoria is the term applied to symptomatic esophageal compression by an arteria lusoria, an anomalous form of the right subclavian artery (1, 2). Dysphagia can occur from other vascular compression syndromes, including the double aortic arch and right aortic arch with ligamentum arteriosum (3). Dysphagia from elongation and tortuosity of the common carotid artery has been treated surgically, with subsequent resumption of normal deglutition (4). Keates and Magidson (5) have described a case of dysphagia due to compression of the...References1. PALMER ED: Dysphagia lusoria: clinical aspects in the adult. Ann. Intern. Med. 42: 1173, 1955. LinkGoogle Scholar2. LICHTER I: The treatment of dysphagia lusoria in the adult. Brit. J. Surg. 50: 793, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. WATKINSHERING EAC: Compression of the trachea and esophagus by anomalous great vessels: diagnosis and treatment, 1761-1961. Surg. Clin. N. Amer. 41: 821, 1961. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. COPPOLA ED: Dysphagia caused by elongation and tortuosity of the common carotid artery. New Eng. J. Med. 270: 572, 1964. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. KEATESMAGIDSON PGO: Dysphagia associated with sclerosis of the aorta. Brit. J. Radiol. 28: 184, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. OSBORNESAVAGESTRANGE GPTSL: One hundred consecutive cases of dysphagia: some problems in diagnosis. Clin. Radiol. (London) 11: 250, 1960. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. LEROUX BT Dysphagia and its causes. Geriatrics 17: 560, 1962. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. ASHERSON N: The vagaries of dysphagia. Proc. Roy. Soc. Med. 55: 117, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. SCHMIDTJONESHUNTCODEANDERSONANDERSEN CDHDJCCFMWHA: The value of the esophageal motility test in the evaluation of thoracic pain problems. Dis. Chest 41: 303, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: DAVID E. DINES, M.D., F.A.C.P.; MILTON W. ANDERSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Rochester, MinnesotaFrom the Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Section of Medicine, Rochester, Minn.Requests for reprints should be addressed to David E. Dines, M.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. 55901. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySíndrome de Ortner y disfagia por aurícula izquierda gigante en el paciente ancianoBenign oesophageal stricture following oral potassium chloride therapyExtramucosal Stenosis of the EsophagusEndoscopic, radiographic, and manometric findings associated with cardiovascular dysphagiaBenign Structural Lesions of the EsophagusManometric findings in dysphagia secondary to left atrial dilatationGiant Left Atrium as Cause of Left Pulmonary Artery ObstructionDrug-induced esophageal lesionsMiscellaneous and Rare DiseasesProgress in GastroenterologyGIANT LEFT ATRIUM AS CAUSE OF DYSPHAGIA 1 October 1966Volume 65, Issue 4Page: 758-761KeywordsArteriesCommon carotid arteriesDysphagiaLeft atrium ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1966 PDF downloadLoading ...