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ArticleClinical case reports2026

Acute Respiratory Failure From Massive Esophageal Dilatation due to Achalasia.

Frank Epitropoulos, Omar Brijawi, Sumit Sharma

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Frank EpitropoulosMount Carmel Health System, Department of Internal Medicine Columbus Ohio USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7681-6176
Omar BrijawiMount Carmel Health System, Department of Internal Medicine Columbus Ohio USA.
Sumit SharmaMount Carmel Health System, Department of Internal Medicine Columbus Ohio USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Massive esophageal dilation from achalasia can cause acute respiratory failure via lung compression. Prompt recognition and urgent esophageal decompression can rapidly reverse hypoxia and be lifesaving. After stabilization, temporizing or definitive achalasia therapies should be pursued to prevent recurrence.

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achalasiaacute respiratory failureaperistalsishypoxiamegaesophagus

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PMID42052309
PMCPMC13111405

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