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Lung atelectasis secondary to massive esophageal dilation in a patient with scleroderma.

Charles St-Arnaud1, Nicole Bouchard, Luc Lanthier.   

Abstract

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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Year:  2010        PMID： 20808981      PMCID： PMC2933779          DOI： 10.1155/2010/179264

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Can Respir J        ISSN： 1198-2241            Impact factor:   2.409


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