Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation Presenting as a Right-Sided Pleural Effusion: A Case Report

Spontaneous esophageal perforation or Boerhaave's syndrome is an uncommon condition that may occur following forceful vomiting and lead to mediastinitis. It is associated with high mortality and morbidity in absence of therapy. We present a case of spontaneous esophageal perforation in a 63 yea...

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Autores principales: Razi, Ebrahim, Davoodabadi, Abdolhossein, Razi, Armin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4153269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25191485
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description Spontaneous esophageal perforation or Boerhaave's syndrome is an uncommon condition that may occur following forceful vomiting and lead to mediastinitis. It is associated with high mortality and morbidity in absence of therapy. We present a case of spontaneous esophageal perforation in a 63 year-old man who developed a right-sided effusion, an unusual presentation. This case report and the relevant literature reveal that delay in prompt surgical repair is associated with a high morbidity and mortality.
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spelling pubmed-41532692014-09-04 Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation Presenting as a Right-Sided Pleural Effusion: A Case Report Razi, Ebrahim Davoodabadi, Abdolhossein Razi, Armin Tanaffos Case Report Spontaneous esophageal perforation or Boerhaave's syndrome is an uncommon condition that may occur following forceful vomiting and lead to mediastinitis. It is associated with high mortality and morbidity in absence of therapy. We present a case of spontaneous esophageal perforation in a 63 year-old man who developed a right-sided effusion, an unusual presentation. This case report and the relevant literature reveal that delay in prompt surgical repair is associated with a high morbidity and mortality. National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC4153269/ /pubmed/25191485 Text en Copyright © 2013 National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.
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Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation Presenting as a Right-Sided Pleural Effusion: A Case Report
title Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation Presenting as a Right-Sided Pleural Effusion: A Case Report
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title_fullStr Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation Presenting as a Right-Sided Pleural Effusion: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation Presenting as a Right-Sided Pleural Effusion: A Case Report
title_short Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation Presenting as a Right-Sided Pleural Effusion: A Case Report
title_sort spontaneous esophageal perforation presenting as a right-sided pleural effusion: a case report
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