Successful surgical treatment of ''globus hystericus''
Mazza, A.; Zanetti, G.; Grego, F.; Deriu, G.P.; Pessina, A.C.
Minerva Gastroenterologica E Dietologica 45(1): 51-54
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 1121-421X PMID: 16498315 Document Number: 500735
We report the case of a 52-year old woman who presented with a 4-year history of depression associated with intermittent dysphagia and globus sensation for which she was admitted to a nursing home. Physical examination revealed a murmur on the right carotid artery, while the routine biochemical tests were normal. Chest computer tomography (CT) demonstrated the presence of an anomalous vessel departing from the aortic arch; angiography showed an aberrant right subclavian artery of large lumen and a severe stenosis at the origin of the right internal carotid artery. Surgical intervention was performed and dysphagia disappeared.