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ArticleCureus2023

Navigating the Esophageal Enigma: A Vascular Odyssey of Dysphagia.

Olayiwola Bolaji, Faizal Ouedraogo, Olanrewaju K Adabale, Onyinye S Ugoala

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Olayiwola BolajiInternal Medicine, University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center, Largo, USA.
Faizal OuedraogoMedicine, University of Maryland Capital Region Health, Largo, USA.
Olanrewaju K AdabaleInternal Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, USA.
Onyinye S UgoalaInternal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, NGA.
University of Maryland, Baltimore · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a 58-year-old female with severe throat pain, difficulty swallowing, choking on solid meals, coughing, and hoarseness. CT angiography of the chest revealed vascular compression of the esophagus by an aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA). The patient underwent thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) and revascularization to address the ARSA. The patient experienced significant improvement in her symptoms following the surgical intervention.  Dysphagia lusoria is a rare condition involving compression of the esophagus and airway by an ARSA. While medical management is the first line of treatment for mild symptoms, surgical intervention is often necessary for severe cases or those unresponsive to conservative management. TEVAR with revascularization is a feasible and minimally invasive option for treating symptomatic non-aneurysmal ARSA, potentially resulting in favorable outcomes.

Indexed as

aberrant right subclavian artery (arsa)aortic arch variationcongenital vascular anomalydysphagia lusoriaesophageal obstructionminimally invasive surgeryrare cause of dysphagiarevascularizationthoracic endovascular aortic repair (tevar)vascular compression

Identifiers

PMID37223194
PMCPMC10202741
OpenAlexW4366768314

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