Aortic aneurysm, a cause of progressive dysphagia

Jaime Rivera-Figueroa; Andrea Cárdenas-Ortega

2015, Number 3

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Med Sur 2015; 22 (3)

Aortic aneurysm, a cause of progressive dysphagia

Rivera-Figueroa J Cárdenas-Ortega A

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ABSTRACT

A 73- year old male presenting two weeks of progressive dysphagia arrives to the ER. A gastroesophageal series showed mediastinal thickening and complete obstruction of the esophagus. CT- scan showed an aneurysm protruding from under the aortic arch completely occluding the esophagus.