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Cureus
October 2024
Emergency Department, Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, GBR.
This article explores the challenges in diagnosing dysphagia aortica through the case of an 89-year-old man with a medical history of hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and chronic kidney disease. Over a three-month period, the patient experienced progressively worsening dysphagia and indigestion. On the day of presentation, his condition further deteriorated, marked by hypotension.
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November 2024
Department of Medical Education, HMC, Doha, Qatar.
Dysphagia, characterized by abnormal swallowing, presents as oropharyngeal or esophageal dysphagia. Dysphagia aortica, a rare manifestation, results from external aortic compression, leading to swallowing difficulties. Limited literature exists on this condition.
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March 2024
Emergency Department, Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels, BEL.
Dysphagia is commonly seen in the elderly and has both benign and malignant causes. A difficulty in swallowing due to the esophageal compression by the aorta, or dysphagia aortica, is a rare entity, little described in literature. However, diagnostic error or diagnostic and treatment delays of aortic dysphagia can be fatal.
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December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Shizuoka Medical Center, Japan.
Eur Heart J Case Rep
January 2024
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida Health, 1600 SW Archer Road, PO Box 100288, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
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