title: Acute upper-airway obstruction in achalasia of the esophagus.
abstract: We present a patient with a rare complication of achalasia. The principal complaint was a severe acute respiratory distress due to tracheal compression by an achalasic esophagus relieved by nasoesophageal tube aspiration.
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013396:Suction; D014132:Trachea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging