Tracheal Occlusion from an Intrathoracic Stomach

A patient presented with recurrent respiratory failure following esophagectomy. Systematic evaluation detected a previously unreported process causing this problem. Simple therapeutic measures were effective once the diagnosis was established.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1993-02, Vol.103 (2), p.622-623
Hauptverfasser:	Anderson, Gary B., Walsh, Thomas E., Swartz, Steven E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery Esophagectomy - adverse effects Esophagus Humans Male Medical sciences Postoperative Complications Radiography, Thoracic Recurrence Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology Stomach - diagnostic imaging Stomach - surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the digestive system Tracheal Stenosis - diagnostic imaging Tracheal Stenosis - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	A patient presented with recurrent respiratory failure following esophagectomy. Systematic evaluation detected a previously unreported process causing this problem. Simple therapeutic measures were effective once the diagnosis was established.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.103.2.622