Abrupt Severe Chest Pain and Vomiting: Remember to Think of a Ruptured Oesophagus (Boerhaave Syndrome)
Boerhaave 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. Unfortu...
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| author | Deeba Ali Arnaud Detroz Yilmaz Gorur Lionel Bosquee Benoît Cardos Carla Cobanoiu Noel Lorenzo Villalba |
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| description | Boerhaave 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac0b1d90bb6a42efb10bcd529eb55ca32022-12-22T02:34:04ZengSMC MEDIA SRLEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine2284-25942019-10-0110.12890/2019_0012651265Abrupt Severe Chest Pain and Vomiting: Remember to Think of a Ruptured Oesophagus (Boerhaave Syndrome)Deeba Ali0Arnaud Detroz1Yilmaz Gorur2Lionel Bosquee3Benoît Cardos4Carla Cobanoiu5Noel Lorenzo Villalba6Service des Urgences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, BelgiumService des Urgences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, BelgiumService de Radiologie, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, BelgiumService de Pneumologie, Clinique André Renard, Herstal, BelgiumDépartement des Sciences de la Santé Publique, Université de Liège, Liège, BelgiumService de Neurologie, CHC Saint-joseph, Liège, BelgiumService de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, FranceBoerhaave 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.https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1265boerhaave syndromepneumomediastinumconservativesurgicalendoscopic |
| spellingShingle | Deeba Ali Arnaud Detroz Yilmaz Gorur Lionel Bosquee Benoît Cardos Carla Cobanoiu Noel Lorenzo Villalba Abrupt Severe Chest Pain and Vomiting: Remember to Think of a Ruptured Oesophagus (Boerhaave Syndrome) European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine boerhaave syndrome pneumomediastinum conservative surgical endoscopic |
| title | Abrupt Severe Chest Pain and Vomiting: Remember to Think of a Ruptured Oesophagus (Boerhaave Syndrome) |
| title_full | Abrupt Severe Chest Pain and Vomiting: Remember to Think of a Ruptured Oesophagus (Boerhaave Syndrome) |
| title_fullStr | Abrupt Severe Chest Pain and Vomiting: Remember to Think of a Ruptured Oesophagus (Boerhaave Syndrome) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abrupt Severe Chest Pain and Vomiting: Remember to Think of a Ruptured Oesophagus (Boerhaave Syndrome) |
| title_short | Abrupt Severe Chest Pain and Vomiting: Remember to Think of a Ruptured Oesophagus (Boerhaave Syndrome) |
| title_sort | abrupt severe chest pain and vomiting remember to think of a ruptured oesophagus boerhaave syndrome |
| topic | boerhaave syndrome pneumomediastinum conservative surgical endoscopic |
| url | https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1265 |
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