Boerhaave's syndrome presenting as a mid-esophageal perforation associated with a right-sided pleural effusion

There are few published case reports of Boerhaave's syndrome presenting as a mid-esophageal perforation associated with a right-sided pleural effusion. We present an unusual case of spontaneous perforation of the mid-esophagus and discuss the surgical management and outcome. Our case underscore...

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Autores principales: Reardon, Emily S., Martin, Linda W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4658504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26608019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv142
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description There are few published case reports of Boerhaave's syndrome presenting as a mid-esophageal perforation associated with a right-sided pleural effusion. We present an unusual case of spontaneous perforation of the mid-esophagus and discuss the surgical management and outcome. Our case underscores the importance of a meticulous diagnostic and therapeutic approach to the management of an often elusive and difficult disease process.
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spelling pubmed-46585042015-11-26 Boerhaave's syndrome presenting as a mid-esophageal perforation associated with a right-sided pleural effusion Reardon, Emily S. Martin, Linda W. J Surg Case Rep Case Reports There are few published case reports of Boerhaave's syndrome presenting as a mid-esophageal perforation associated with a right-sided pleural effusion. We present an unusual case of spontaneous perforation of the mid-esophagus and discuss the surgical management and outcome. Our case underscores the importance of a meticulous diagnostic and therapeutic approach to the management of an often elusive and difficult disease process. Oxford University Press 2015-11-24 /pmc/articles/PMC4658504/ /pubmed/26608019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv142 Text en Published by Oxford University Press and JSCR Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved. © The Author 2015. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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Boerhaave's syndrome presenting as a mid-esophageal perforation associated with a right-sided pleural effusion
title Boerhaave's syndrome presenting as a mid-esophageal perforation associated with a right-sided pleural effusion
title_full Boerhaave's syndrome presenting as a mid-esophageal perforation associated with a right-sided pleural effusion
title_fullStr Boerhaave's syndrome presenting as a mid-esophageal perforation associated with a right-sided pleural effusion
title_full_unstemmed Boerhaave's syndrome presenting as a mid-esophageal perforation associated with a right-sided pleural effusion
title_short Boerhaave's syndrome presenting as a mid-esophageal perforation associated with a right-sided pleural effusion
title_sort boerhaave's syndrome presenting as a mid-esophageal perforation associated with a right-sided pleural effusion
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4658504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26608019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjv142
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