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. 2022 Jun 21;3(3):e12765.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.12765. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Man with shortness of breath after meal

Nobuto Nakanishi  1 , Yuko Ono  1 , Isamu Yamada  1 , Joji Kotani  1
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Man with shortness of breath after meal

Nobuto Nakanishi et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Chest x‐ray showing a dilated mediastinum in the emergency department
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Computed tomography showing tracheal compression caused by a dilated gastric conduit
FIGURE 3
FIGURE 3
Chest x‐ray (A) and computed tomography (B) did not show a dilated mediastinum and tracheal compression 1 day after the admission
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