Progressive esophageal leiomyomatosis with respiratory compromise
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Esophageal Leiomyomatosis Combined With Intrathoracic Stomach and Gastric Volvulus
CASE REPORT A 42-year-old female presented with long-standing symptoms suggestive of gastroesophageal reflux disease improved after proton pump inhibitor treatment. An upper endoscopy revealed an intrathoracic position of the stomach (type 4 hiatal hernia) with no mucosal abnormality. Barium swallow demonstrated gastric herniation with gastric volvulus without stenosis. A computed tomographic s...
متن کاملRespiratory and esophageal morbidity in adults with repaired esophageal atresia
Background: Esophageal atresia (EA) often leads to persistent esophageal and respiratory symptoms, as well as impaired esophageal and lung function in adulthood. !e reasons for this, and the connections between symptoms and documented abnormalities, are not fully understood. Purpose: We wanted to investigate a cohort of adults previously operated on for EA in order to describe the prevalence of...
متن کاملCongenital Microstomia in a Neonate with Impending Respiratory Compromise
Microstomia is the term used to describe a reduction in the size of the oral aperture that is severe enough to compromise quality of life, nutrition, and cosmesis. Few cases of congenital microstomia have been reported as most microstomia cases are due to burn injuries. We are presenting a case of a neonate who was found to be in respiratory distress with severe congenital microstomia from no k...
متن کاملNasopharyngeal carcinoma with esophageal metastasis presenting with progressive dysphagia.
A 49-year-old man attended our department complaining of progressive difficulty in swallowing over a period of 2 weeks. He reported no other discomfort. His medical history revealed that he had been diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (cT3N3bM0; WHO Type III) in September 2008 and had undergone chemotherapy and radiotherapy concurrently. A complete response was achieved initially, but regio...
متن کاملGiant Thoracic Meningocele Causing Acute Respiratory Compromise
Objective: The authors report a rare case of giant thoracic meningocele causing acute respiratory compromise, treated with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Case Report: We report the case of a 36-year-old with severe scoliosis status post repair over a decade ago, neurofibromatosis type I, and a known large meningocele in the left thoracic cavity, presenting with new acute respiratory compromise. ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Radiology
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0301-0449,1432-1998
DOI: 10.1007/s002470050731