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- Fouad N Atallah, Béatrice M Riu, Luc B Nguyen, Philippe O Seguin, and Olivier A Fourcade.
- Departments of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Toulouse University Hospitals, France. atallah.f@chu-toulouse.fr
- Anesth. Analg. 2004 Apr 1; 98 (4): 1164-6, table of contents.
UnlabelledPostoperative nausea and vomiting are common after general anesthesia but rarely produce life-threatening conditions. We report a case of postoperative vomiting complicated by esophageal rupture (Boerhaave's syndrome). As this complication is quite rare and can have varied and atypical presentations, anesthesiologists may fail to consider this diagnosis.ImplicationsWe report a case of postoperative vomiting complicated by esophageal rupture (Boerhaave's syndrome). As this complication is quite rare, anesthesiologists may fail to consider this diagnosis.
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