Tortuous aorta--a new cause for esophageal chest pain?
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em Inglês
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| ID: sea-64465
ABSTRACT
Three patients (average age 61 years) presenting with retrosternal pain were evaluated with barium studies of the upper gastrointestinal tract. In each case, the esophagus was significantly displaced by a tortuous aorta. All patients had sliding hiatal hernias; these hiatal hernias, and the esophagitis and disordered motility seen in our patients, could be a consequence of esophageal displacement by the tortuous aorta. Two patients were relieved symptomatically with antacids and metoclopramide. Thus, tortuosity of the thoracic aorta can cause esophageal chest pain.
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Assunto principal:
Aorta Torácica
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Dor no Peito
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Esofagite Péptica
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Hérnia Diafragmática
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Hérnia Hiatal
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Pessoa de Meia-Idade
Idioma:
Inglês
Ano de publicação:
1990
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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