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An Octogenarian with Progressive Dysphagia

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We report a rare case of dysphagia characterized by extrinsic mechanical compression of the esophagus secondary to the highly tortuous anatomical variation in the descending thoracic aorta.

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  1. Department of Geriatrics, Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Lang Peng, Zihu Tan & Guang Yang

  2. Hubei Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Lang Peng, Zihu Tan & Guang Yang

  3. Wuhan No.1 Hospital, Wuhan, 430022, China

    Renyi Yin

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Peng, L., Yin, R., Tan, Z. et al. An Octogenarian with Progressive Dysphagia. Dysphagia 37, 683–685 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00455-020-10235-7

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