Stridor from tracheal obstruction in a patient with achalasia.
We present a case of respiratory compromise from mechanical compression of the trachea by the distended esophagus in a patient with achalasia. Our patient was unusual because of young age, male sex, and family history of achalasia. We review the literature on this unusual complication of achalasia.
Panzini
L
L
Gastroenterology Unit, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Traube
M
M
D000328:Adult; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*