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Lung Atelectasis Secondary to Massive Esophageal Dilation in a Patient With Scleroderma
Charles St-Arnaud
,1 Nicole Bouchard,1 and Luc Lanthier11Department of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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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