• Ugeskrift for laeger · Sep 2012

    Case Reports

    [Boerhaave's syndrome can be a rare cause of tension pneumothorax].

    • Kirsten Brændholt Rasmussen and Mette Charlotte Grove.
    • Medicinsk Afdeling, Roskilde Sygehus, Køgevej 7, 4000 Roskilde, Denmark. kbrm@regionsjaelland.dk
    • Ugeskr. Laeg. 2012 Sep 17;174(38):2235-6.

    AbstractWe report a case of tension pneumothorax as an initial symptom caused by spontaneous rupture of the distal oesophagus (Boerhaave's syndrome). Prompt recognition of this potentially lethal syndrome is essential. The best way to diagnose the syndrome is by performing an oesophagram.

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