Case Report

Acute Airway Obstruction from Megaoesophagus Secondary to Achalasia Evaluated with Flexible Bronchoscope

Figure 1

(a) Bronchoscopic image of the laryngeal inlet showing laryngeal oedema. (b) Anterior-posterior view of erect portable chest X-ray. (c) Sagittal view of CT neck showing massively dilated oesophagus and anteriorly displaced trachea and larynx. (d) Axial view of CT neck at the level of clavicles showing massively dilated oesophagus compressing the trachea anteriorly.