title: Tracheal occlusion from an intrathoracic stomach.
abstract: A patient presented with recurrent respiratory failure following esophagectomy. Systematic evaluation detected a previously unreported process causing this problem. Simple therapeutic measures were effective once the diagnosis was established.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Disease Section, National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda.
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Swartz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D016629:Esophagectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012008:Recurrence; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*