Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With Scleroderma

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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Main Authors: Charles St-Arnaud, Nicole Bouchard, Luc Lanthier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/179264
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spelling doaj-5d82b8b60e164873babba8bd2b100c482021-07-02T08:09:48ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian 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
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author Charles St-Arnaud
Nicole Bouchard
Luc Lanthier
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Luc Lanthier
Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With Scleroderma
Canadian Respiratory Journal
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Nicole Bouchard
Luc Lanthier
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title 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_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_sort lung atelectasis secondary to massive esophageal dilation in a patient with scleroderma
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Respiratory Journal
issn 1198-2241
publishDate 2010-01-01
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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