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Chest X-ray film.. Enlarged upper mediastinal outline and ill-defined border of the trachea was seen.
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Chest radiography showed no obvious abnormalities in the lung fields but marked enlargement of the upper mediastinum and opacification of the tracheal shadow (Fig. 1).
Chest computed tomography (CT) scan.. Axial plane at the level of the sternoclavicular joint (left) and sagittal plane (right). A flattened and occluded trachea caused due to dilated esophagus was observed.
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There were slight emphysematous changes in the lung fields but no sign of aspiration and no anatomical abnormalities in ribs and spines leading to hypoventilation (Fig. 2).