title: [A mediastinal opacity in a patient with cirrhosis].
abstract: Radiological mediastinal shadows have numerous causes. Paraesophageal varices might be revealed by such radiological findings. We described herein the case of a patient with radiological mediastinal opacity occurring after sclerotherapy that was finally related to esophageal varices.
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, 4 rue de Chine, 75020 Paris.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wislez
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lahmek
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mangiapan
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed