DYSPHAGIA LUSORIA: CLINICAL ASPECTS IN THE ADULT
Authors: Eddy D. Palmer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 June 1955DYSPHAGIA LUSORIA: CLINICAL ASPECTS IN THE ADULTEDDY D. PALMEREDDY D. PALMERSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-42-6-1173 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDysphagia lusoria is the term which for years has been applied to symptomatic esophageal compression by anarteria lusoria. Anarteria lusoriais an anomalous form of the right subclavian artery (figure 1). It arises as the fourth branch of an otherwise normal aortic arch, and passes around the left and posterior aspects of trachea and esophagus, before coming to lie in the proper position to serve as the subclavian artery. This appears to be the most common anomaly of the aortic arch system, its incidence having been recorded upon anatomic study as 0.6%,10.8%,2, 31%4and 1.8%.5One...Bibliography1. 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