Boerhaave's Syndrome: Still a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge in the 21st Century

Boerhaave's syndrome is a rare but potentially fatal condition characterised by a transmural tear of the distal oesophagus induced by a sudden increase in pressure. Diagnosis is challenging as the classic triad of vomiting, abdominal or chest pain, and subcutaneous emphysema is absent in many p...

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Main Authors: J. Spapen, J. De Regt, K. Nieboer, G. Verfaillie, P. M. Honoré, H. Spapen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/161286
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