An Unusual Cause of Dysphagia: Coil of the Proximal Common Carotid Artery: A Case Report

Peter H. Lin; Ruth L. Bush; Pravin Reddy; Alan B. Lumsden

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An Unusual Cause of Dysphagia: Coil of the Proximal Common Carotid Artery: A Case Report

Peter H. Lin, Ruth L. Bush, Pravin Reddy, Alan B. Lumsden

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Abstract

Although carotid artery redundancies such as kinks or coils are uncommon, they typically are asymptomatic when discovered. The authors report a unique case of proximal common carotid artery coil that caused esophageal compression resulting in symptomatic dysphagia. Following a carotid-shortening procedure in which the redundant artery was resected, the patient's dysphagic symptom resolved completely. This patient underscores the role of surgical resection of a carotid redundancy when it is associated with compressive symptoms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	521-526
Number of pages	6
Journal	Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Volume	34
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/153857440003400603
State	Published - Jan 1 2000

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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