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Boerhaave syndrome due to excessive alcohol consumption: two case reports

BACKGROUND: Spontaneous esophageal rupture, or Boerhaave syndrome, is a fatal disorder caused by an elevated esophageal pressure owing to forceful vomiting. Patients with Boerhaave syndrome often present with chest pain, dyspnea, and shock. We report on two patients of Boerhaave syndrome with differ...

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Autores principales: Haba, Yuichiro, Yano, Shungo, Akizuki, Hikaru, Hashimoto, Takashi, Naito, Toshio, Hashiguchi, Naoyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7706278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33256613
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-020-00318-5