Acute upper airway obstruction due to oesophageal achalasia

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 222-223

  Walton, A R ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELIOX;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTERIAL GAS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STOMACH INTUBATION; STRIDOR; TRACHEA COMPRESSION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; ACUTE DISEASE; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; EMERGENCY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; EMERGENCIES; ESOPHAGEAL ACHALASIA; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 59449110234     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2008.05842.x     Document Type: Letter

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