Management of achalasia and laryngo-tracheal compression
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Vol. 103 (7) , 713-714
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100109831
Abstract
A case of severe airway obstruction due to laryngo-tracheal compression associated with achalasia is presented. Local anaesthetic tracheostomy has an important role in some cases.Keywords
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