Achalasia Cardia: An Interesting Variation as a Large Neck Swelling
| Autor: | Arun Dehadaray, Danish Zamir Andrabi, Maitri Kaushik, Haris Manzoor Qadri |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
dysphagia Clinical Biochemistry lcsh:Medicine Large neck cardiospasm medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Esophagus motility disorder benign neck swelling mega oesophagus business.industry lcsh:R Cardiospasm General Medicine Dysphagia Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Ear Nose and Throat Section Regurgitation (digestion) Radiology Swelling medicine.symptom Presentation (obstetrics) Airway business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 8, Iss 7, Pp KD01-KD02 (2014) |
| Popis: | In this report we present a case of large neck swelling that turned out to be achalasia cardia, not a very common presentation of this disease. An elderly female presented with complain of progressive dysphagia, aspiration and regurgitation of food along with right sided neck swelling measuring 10x5 cm. It was associated with weight loss. X-ray chest depicted an unusually large mass in paramediastinal region parallel to right mediastinal border showing central lucencies. A CT scan of neck revealed a gross dilatation of cervical and thoracic oesophagus. Oesophagus enlargement was enormous to the extent that it could be palpated in the neck compressing airway. This presentation of large neck swelling turning out to be a huge dilatation of esophagus on CT, depicts one of the many interesting variations that this condition can present as. |
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