Thoracic stomach syndrome after whole-stomach esophagectomy for esophageal cancer mimicking tension pneumothorax: a case report

Abstract Background Sudden onset of respiratory failure is one of the most fearful manifestations in intensive care units. Among the differential diagnoses of respiratory failure, tension pneumothorax is a life-threatening disease that requires immediate invasive intervention to drain the air from t...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Hasegawa, Hidefumi Komura, Ken Katsuta, Takahiro Kawaji, Osamu Nishida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2251-0