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A rare case of oesophageal rupture: Boerhaave's syndrome

A 70-year-old patient was referred to our emergency department with severe retrosternal pain after forceful vomiting. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a left-sided oesophageal rupture with accompanying pneumomediastinum and bilateral pleural effusions. Conservative treatment with cessation of...

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Autores principales: van der Weg, Gerben, Wikkeling, Marald, van Leeuwen, Maarten, ter Avest, Ewoud
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4215748/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25364474
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-014-0027-2