Internal Carotid Artery Tortuosity as a Rare Cause of Dysphagia: Case Report and Literature Review

Inês Antunes; Rui Machado; Duarte Rego; Vítor Ferreira; João Gonçalves; Gabriela Teixeira; Carlos Veiga; Daniel Mendes; Carlos Pereira; Rui Almeida

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2018.04.045

Internal Carotid Artery Tortuosity as a Rare Cause of Dysphagia: Case Report and Literature Review

Ann Vasc Surg. 2018 Nov:53:269.e11-269.e15. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.04.045. Epub 2018 Aug 6.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Serviço de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Serviço de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal.

PMID: 30092441
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.04.045

Abstract

Abnormalities in the morphology of internal carotid artery are commonly identified but their natural history is not well known. Rarely, vascular abnormalities can cause mass effect causing dysphagia. We report the case of a patient presenting with long-standing dysphagia and choking during swallowing of solid food caused by an internal carotid artery tortuosity undergoing surgical treatment at our institution and we review the available literature.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Anastomosis, Surgical
Carotid Artery, Internal / abnormalities*
Carotid Artery, Internal / diagnostic imaging
Carotid Artery, Internal / surgery
Computed Tomography Angiography
Deglutition Disorders / diagnostic imaging
Deglutition Disorders / etiology*
Deglutition Disorders / physiopathology
Deglutition*
Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
Esophagus / physiopathology*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Malformations / complications*
Vascular Malformations / diagnostic imaging
Vascular Malformations / surgery
Vascular Surgical Procedures