[A mediastinal opacity in a patient with cirrhosis]

M Wislez; P Lahmek; G Mangiapan

[A mediastinal opacity in a patient with cirrhosis]

Rev Pneumol Clin. 2000 Sep;56(4):269-71.

[Article in French]

Authors

M Wislez¹, P Lahmek, G Mangiapan

Affiliation

¹ Service de pneumologie, Hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, 4 rue de Chine, 75020 Paris.

PMID: 11033536

Abstract

Radiological mediastinal shadows have numerous causes. Paraesophageal varices might be revealed by such radiological findings. We described herein the case of a patient with radiological mediastinal opacity occurring after sclerotherapy that was finally related to esophageal varices.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Esophageal and Gastric Varices / diagnostic imaging*
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / therapy
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / complications*
Male
Mediastinum / diagnostic imaging*
Middle Aged
Radiography, Thoracic
Sclerotherapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed