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Previously undiagnosed congenital vascular ring presenting as dysphagia in a six-week post-partum female

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

G. E. Murty  and
R. C. W. James
G. E. Murty
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
R. C. W. James
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
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Abstract

We report the first case of dysphagia due to engorgement of a congenital vascular ring as a result of the haemodynamic changes of pregnancy. The clinician should be aware of this in the differential diagnosis.Spontaneous recovery may occur six months post partum as the haemodynamic changes resolve, but if further pregnancies are planned surgery is effective.

Keywords

OesophagusDeglutitionDisordersPregnancy ComplicationsCardiovascular
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 11 , November 2000 , pp. 881 - 882
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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