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Acute Airway Obstruction Secondary to Achalasia Mega-oesophagus

Author(s) -

Vincent T. Ho,

Peter W Whiting

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

anaesthesia and intensive care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494

H-Index - 62

eISSN - 1448-0271

pISSN - 0310-057X

DOI - 10.1177/0310057x0803600412

Subject(s) - medicine , achalasia , stridor , airway obstruction , acute respiratory distress , dysphagia , airway , presentation (obstetrics) , surgery , respiratory distress , emergency department , esophagus , lung , psychiatry

Acute airway obstruction is a very rare presentation of achalasia. We report the case of a 78-year-old woman with previously undiagnosed achalasia who presented with acute respiratory distress and stridor due to tracheal compression by mega-oesophagus. Anaesthetists and physicians caring for patients with achalasia must be aware of the need for emergency oesophageal decompression in this rare and life-threatening condition.

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