Achalasia with massive oesophageal dilation causing tracheomalacia and asthma symptoms
| Autor: | Ana Gomez-Larrauri, Robert Niven, Simon W. Galloway |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Achalasia Case Report digestive system Muscle hypertrophy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Female patient medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases TRACHEAL COMPRESSION Peristalsis lcsh:RC705-779 business.industry Asthma symptoms lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system medicine.disease digestive system diseases Surgery 030228 respiratory system Tracheomalacia 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis business Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy |
| Zdroj: | Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, Vol 23, Iss, Pp 80-82 (2018) Gomez-Larrauri, A, Galloway, S & Niven, R 2018, ' Achalasia with massive oesophageal dilation causing tracheomalacia and asthma symptoms ', Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, vol. 23, pp. 80-82 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.12.008 Respiratory Medicine Case Reports |
| ISSN: | 2213-0071 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.12.008 |
| Popis: | Achalasia is an uncommon oesophageal motor disorder characterized by failure of relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter and muscle hypertrophy, resulting in a loss of peristalsis and a dilated oesophagus. Gastrointestinal symptoms are invariably present in all cases of achalasia observed in adults. We report a case of a 34 year-old female patient with long standing history of asthma-like symptoms, labelled as uncontrolled and steroid resistant asthma with no gastrointestinal manifestations. Thoracic CT scan revealed a massive oesophagus due to achalasia, which caused severe tracheomalacia as a result of tracheal compression. Her symptoms regressed completely after a laparoscopic Heller myotomy surgery intervention. |
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