Conservative treatment of Boerhaave’s syndrome in an octogenarian complicated with late distal esophageal stenosis and successfully treated by stent placement

Conservative treatment of Boerhaave’s syndrome in an octogenarian complicated with late distal esophageal stenosis and successfully treated by stent placement

An 83-year-old female patient presented to the Emergency Department with shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing and leftsided chest pain following a vomiting attempt. A rupture in the left lower third of the esophagus, with hydropneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema was rev...

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Main Authors: Orestis Ioannidis, Anastasia Malliora, Panagiotis Christidis, Efstathios Kotidis, Manousos G. Pramateftakis, Ioannis Mantzoros, Nikolaos Ouzounidis, Vasilis Foutsitzis, Stamatis Angelopoulos, Konstantinos Tsalis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Permanyer 2021-01-01
Series:Cirugía y Cirujanos
Subjects:
Esophagus. Spontaneous rupture. Esophageal rupture. Esophageal tear. Esophageal perforation. Boerhaave’s syndrome.
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