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Thorax 59:180 doi:10.1136/thx.2003.017814
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Selective pulmonary fat aspiration complicating oesophageal achalasia

  1. G V Robinson1,
  2. H Kanji1,
  3. R J O Davies1,
  4. F V Gleeson2
  1. 1Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK
  2. 2Department of Radiology, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr G V Robinson
    Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, UK; gracevrobinsonyahoo.co.uk

    A 53 year old woman was referred with an 18 month history of dry cough and exertional breathlessness. There was a past history of oesophageal achalasia. Examination revealed fine right sided inspiratory crepitations only, and pulmonary function tests showed a restrictive defect with a transfer factor of 59% predicted. A chest CT scan showed extensive bilateral ground glass opacification with interlobular septal thickening (fig 1). …

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