[en] 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
Disciplines :
General & internal medicine
Author, co-author :
Ali, Deeba ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Autres Services Médicaux > Service des urgences
DETROZ, Arnaud ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Autres Services Médicaux > Service des urgences
GORUR, Yilmaz ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Département de Physique Médicale > Service médical de radiodiagnostic
Bosquée, Lionel; Clinique André Renard
Cardos, Benoît ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Autres Services Médicaux > Service des urgences
Cobanoiu, Carla; CHC Saint-Joseph > Service de Neurologie
Villalba, Noel Lorenzo; Centre Hospitalier Saint-Cyr > 6Service de Médecine Interne et Cancérologie
Language :
English
Title :
Abrupt Severe Chest Pain and Vomiting: Remember to Think of a Ruptured Oesophagus (Boerhaave Syndrome)
Publication date :
June 2019
Journal title :
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
