title: Stridor from tracheal obstruction in a patient with achalasia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology Unit, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Panzini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Traube
mesh_terms: 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*