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GI Bleeding and Endoscopy

Gall Bladder Disease, Tom Costantino

Feeding Tubes

Anorectal Emergencies

Adult with Constipation, Joe Lex

Acute Pancreatitis, Harry Goett

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Achalasia: an unusual cause of airway obstruction

Achalasia is a disorder of the lower oesophageal sphincter and the smooth musculature of the oesophageal body. Although oesophageal obstruction is common, concurrent airway obstruction is exceptional. A case is presented of a 79-year-old woman admitted to the emergency department requiring intubation following out-of-hospital airway obstruction and subsequent respiratory arrest. Keep Reading