Case reports
Dysphagia and thoracoabdominal aneurysm
C W Taylor, A Sinha, J M D Nightingale
Department of
Gastroenterology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
Correspondence to: Dr A Sinha, Gastroenterology Centre, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK asinha{at}uhl.trent.nhs.uk
Submitted 11 May 2000;
Accepted 20 September 2000
Two elderly patients who presented with gradually progressive
dysphagia are described. Investigations excluded an intraluminal obstruction and showed extrinsic compression of the oesophagus by an
aneurysmal aorta. Surgery was not performed and they were successfully
managed with a liquid diet.
Keywords: dysphagia; aortic aneurysm; vascular compression
© 2001 by The Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine
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