STRIDOR FROM TRACHEAL OBSTRUCTION IN A PATIENT WITH ACHALASIA

Authors
PANZINI L TRAUBE M
Citation
L. Panzini et M. Traube, STRIDOR FROM TRACHEAL OBSTRUCTION IN A PATIENT WITH ACHALASIA, The American journal of gastroenterology, 88(7), 1993, pp. 1097-1100
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
The American journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029270
Volume
88
Issue
7
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1097 - 1100
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9270(1993)88:7<1097:SFTOIA>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
We present a case of respiratory compromise from mechanical compressio n of the trachea by the distended esophagus in a patient with achalasi a. Our patient was unusual because of young age, male sex, and family history of achalasia. We review the literature on this unusual complic ation of achalasia.