• Eur J Case Rep Intern Med · Jan 2019

    Abrupt Severe Chest Pain and Vomiting: Remember to Think of a Ruptured Oesophagus (Boerhaave Syndrome).

    • Deeba Ali, Arnaud Detroz, Yilmaz Gorur, Lionel Bosquée, Benoît Cardos, Carla Cobanoiu, and Noel Lorenzo Villalba.
    • Service des Urgences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium.
    • Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2019 Jan 1; 6 (10): 001265.

    AbstractBoerhaave syndrome or spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus is a severe condition commonly misdiagnosed or unrecognized. Prognosis is poor even if the diagnosis is made promptly. We describe a case of Boerhaave syndrome diagnosed after the development of pneumomediastinum and cardiac arrest. Unfortunately, the patient died 48 hours after admission to the Intensive Care Unit. This entity requires a multidisciplinary management approach which may include conservative, surgical or endoscopic procedures.© EFIM 2019.

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