TRACHEAL DISPLACEMENT AS A SIGN OF ESOPHAGEAL OBSTRUCTION IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN

Abstract
An obstructed and dilated esophagus will often displace the trachea anteriorly [See figure in the pdf file] The position of the trachea on the lateral chest roentgenogram is, therefore, a useful, although generally ignored, indication of esophageal obstruction.

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