McMillan I K, Hyde I
Thorax. 1969 Jan;24(1):32-8. doi: 10.1136/thx.24.1.32.
Compression of the lower dorsal oesophagus by the aorta in elderly women sufficient to cause dysphagia has not received the attention it deserves. It is not a rare condition. The reasons for its neglect are probably two-fold: (1) the degree of dysphagia is often only slight or moderate, and (2) misdiagnosis. Occasionally, the dysphagia is serious and a threat to life. The clinical and radiological features are here described and a rational operative treatment for the severe cases is proposed. Such operative intervention does not seem to have been described previously.
老年女性中，降主动脉对食管下段的压迫足以导致吞咽困难，但这一情况并未得到应有的关注。它并非罕见病症。被忽视的原因可能有两方面：（1）吞咽困难程度通常仅为轻度或中度；（2）存在误诊情况。偶尔，吞咽困难会很严重，甚至危及生命。本文描述了其临床和放射学特征，并针对严重病例提出了合理的手术治疗方案。此前似乎尚未有人描述过这种手术干预方法。
