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Chronic presentation of Boerhaave's syndrome

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus (Boerhaave's syndrome) is a rare, well-defined clinical syndrome caused by a longitudinal perforation of the esophagus. It is a life-threatening condition that necessitates rapid diagnosis and treatment. Patients typically present acutely with a...

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Autores principales: Malik, Umer F, Young, Ryan, Pham, Hein D, McCon, Alisha, Shen, Brenda, Landres, Richard, Mahmoud, Ahmed
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2847967/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20226056
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-230X-10-29