"The term was coined by the English surgeon, David Bayford (1739-90) when he described the case of a female patient with "obstructed deglutition" due to an anomalous subclavian artery. Bayford, whilst still an apprentice surgeon, attended the patient's autopsy in 1761, at which he found the anomalous arterial course. In his described case the artery passed between the trachea and oesophagus which is the second commonest course. Yet he did not publish the findings until 28 years later in an oral presentation in 1787, and it was only published in written form in 1789! Thereafter, for many years the condition was also known as Bayford syndrome 1,6,7."
"Most patients with aberrant right subclavian arteries do not have symptoms. Some present with mild dysphagia, while a small minority have a severe cough during swallowing that leads to a disturbed swallow and severe nutritional problems."
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"Fluoroscopy"