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

A Case Report

Ruth L. Bush, MD

Pravin Reddy, MD

Alan B. Lumsden, MD

Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia

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 under scores the role of surgical resection of a carotid redundancy when it is associated with compressive symptoms.

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 34, No. 6, 521-526 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/153857440003400603


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