Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With Scleroderma | Zendy

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Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With Scleroderma

Author(s) -

Charles St-Arnaud,

Nicole Bouchard,

L. Lanthier

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

canadian respiratory journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.675

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1916-7245

pISSN - 1198-2241

DOI - 10.1155/2010/179264

Subject(s) - medicine , atelectasis , scleroderma (fungus) , esophagus , dilation (metric space) , bronchus , complication , crest syndrome , surgery , radiology , lung , connective tissue disease , respiratory disease , pathology , inoculation , autoimmune disease , mathematics , disease , combinatorics

Esophageal dilation is a rare complication of scleroderma and CREST syndrome. A case of atelectasis secondary to right inferior bronchus compression by a massively dilated esophagus is described. The authors are unaware of any previous cases of atelectasis secondary to esophageal dilation in scleroderma.

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