Adult Onset Dysphagia: Right Sided Aortic Arch, Ductus Diverticulum, and Retroesophageal Ligamentum Arteriosum Comprising an Obstructing Vascular Ring
A 49-year-old African American male patient with no past medical history was admitted because of 3 months of difficulty swallowing solid and liquid foods. He had constant retrosternal discomfort and appeared malnourished. The chest radiograph revealed a right sided aortic arch with tracheal deviatio...
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| description | A 49-year-old African American male patient with no past medical history was admitted because of 3 months of difficulty swallowing solid and liquid foods. He had constant retrosternal discomfort and appeared malnourished. The chest radiograph revealed a right sided aortic arch with tracheal deviation to the left. A swallow study confirmed a fixed esophageal narrowing at the level of T6. Contrast enhanced Computed Tomography (CT) angiogram of the chest and neck revealed a mirror image right aortic arch with a left sided cardiac apex and a prominent ductus diverticulum (measuring 1.7 × 1.8 cm). This structure extended posterior to and indented the mid esophagus. A left posterolateral thoracotomy was performed and the ductus diverticulum was resected. A retroesophageal ligamentum arteriosum was found during surgery and divided. This rare combination of congenital anatomical aberrations led to severe dysphagia in our patient. Successful surgical correction in the form of resection of the ductus diverticulum and division of the retroesophageal ligamentum arteriosum led to complete resolution of our patient’s symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e868e8f2e0f941ada88482d5985d92f12025-08-20T02:21:38ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122017-01-01201710.1155/2017/96148359614835Adult Onset Dysphagia: Right Sided Aortic Arch, Ductus Diverticulum, and Retroesophageal Ligamentum Arteriosum Comprising an Obstructing Vascular RingAnkur Sinha0Hitesh Raheja1Vinod Namana2Sunil Abrol3Stephan Kamholz4Vijay Shetty5Departments of Medicine and Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USADepartments of Medicine and Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USADepartments of Medicine and Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USADepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USADivisions of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USADepartments of Medicine and Cardiology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USAA 49-year-old African American male patient with no past medical history was admitted because of 3 months of difficulty swallowing solid and liquid foods. He had constant retrosternal discomfort and appeared malnourished. The chest radiograph revealed a right sided aortic arch with tracheal deviation to the left. A swallow study confirmed a fixed esophageal narrowing at the level of T6. Contrast enhanced Computed Tomography (CT) angiogram of the chest and neck revealed a mirror image right aortic arch with a left sided cardiac apex and a prominent ductus diverticulum (measuring 1.7 × 1.8 cm). This structure extended posterior to and indented the mid esophagus. A left posterolateral thoracotomy was performed and the ductus diverticulum was resected. A retroesophageal ligamentum arteriosum was found during surgery and divided. This rare combination of congenital anatomical aberrations led to severe dysphagia in our patient. Successful surgical correction in the form of resection of the ductus diverticulum and division of the retroesophageal ligamentum arteriosum led to complete resolution of our patient’s symptoms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9614835 |
| spellingShingle | Ankur Sinha Hitesh Raheja Vinod Namana Sunil Abrol Stephan Kamholz Vijay Shetty Adult Onset Dysphagia: Right Sided Aortic Arch, Ductus Diverticulum, and Retroesophageal Ligamentum Arteriosum Comprising an Obstructing Vascular Ring Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Adult Onset Dysphagia: Right Sided Aortic Arch, Ductus Diverticulum, and Retroesophageal Ligamentum Arteriosum Comprising an Obstructing Vascular Ring |
| title_full | Adult Onset Dysphagia: Right Sided Aortic Arch, Ductus Diverticulum, and Retroesophageal Ligamentum Arteriosum Comprising an Obstructing Vascular Ring |
| title_fullStr | Adult Onset Dysphagia: Right Sided Aortic Arch, Ductus Diverticulum, and Retroesophageal Ligamentum Arteriosum Comprising an Obstructing Vascular Ring |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adult Onset Dysphagia: Right Sided Aortic Arch, Ductus Diverticulum, and Retroesophageal Ligamentum Arteriosum Comprising an Obstructing Vascular Ring |
| title_short | Adult Onset Dysphagia: Right Sided Aortic Arch, Ductus Diverticulum, and Retroesophageal Ligamentum Arteriosum Comprising an Obstructing Vascular Ring |
| title_sort | adult onset dysphagia right sided aortic arch ductus diverticulum and retroesophageal ligamentum arteriosum comprising an obstructing vascular ring |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9614835 |
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