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1 From the Department of Radiology, the Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
An obstructed and dilated esophagus will often displace the trachea anteriorly
[See figure in the pdf file]
The position of the trachea on the lateral chest roentgenogram is, therefore, a useful, although generally ignored, indication of esophageal obstruction.
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