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We thank Dr. Giuseppe Sala Gallini, Senior ICU Consultant at First Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, who participate in the clinical management and helped with image collection. We thank the patient who gave her consent for data publication.
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Orlando, A., Mongodi, S., Bianchi, I.M. et al. Acute respiratory failure from esophageal dilatation. Intensive Care Med 44, 246–248 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4959-x
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