Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With Scleroderma
Esophageal dilation is a rare complication of scleroderma and CREST syndrome. A case of atelectasis secondary to right inferior bronchus compression by a massively dilated esophagus is described. The authors are unaware of any previous cases of atelectasis secondary to esophageal dilation in sclerod...
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| description | Esophageal dilation is a rare complication of scleroderma and CREST syndrome. A case of atelectasis secondary to right inferior bronchus compression by a massively dilated esophagus is described. The authors are unaware of any previous cases of atelectasis secondary to esophageal dilation in scleroderma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5d82b8b60e164873babba8bd2b100c482025-02-03T06:05:15ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412010-01-01174e96e9810.1155/2010/179264Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With SclerodermaCharles St-Arnaud0Nicole Bouchard1Luc Lanthier2Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, CanadaEsophageal dilation is a rare complication of scleroderma and CREST syndrome. A case of atelectasis secondary to right inferior bronchus compression by a massively dilated esophagus is described. The authors are unaware of any previous cases of atelectasis secondary to esophageal dilation in scleroderma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/179264 |
| spellingShingle | Charles St-Arnaud Nicole Bouchard Luc Lanthier Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With Scleroderma Canadian Respiratory Journal |
| title | Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With Scleroderma |
| title_full | Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With Scleroderma |
| title_fullStr | Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With Scleroderma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With Scleroderma |
| title_short | Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With Scleroderma |
| title_sort | lung atelectasis secondary to massive esophageal dilation in a patient with scleroderma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/179264 |
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