Boerhaave syndrome

Upright chest radiography showing mediastinal air adjacent to the aorta and tracking cephalad adjacent to the left common carotid artery. This patient presented to the Emergency department with severe chest pain after eating.

Axial CT image through the upper chest showing extraluminal air(pneumediastinum) surrounding the trachea and esophagus

Sagittal remormatted CT image showing discontinutity in the wall of the posterolateral aspect of the distal esophagus

Esophageal rupture is a rupture of the esophageal wall. Iatrogenic causes account for approximately 56% of esophageal perforations, usually due to medical instrumentation such as an endoscopy or paraesophageal surgery. In contrast, the term Boerhaave's syndrome is reserved for the 10% of esophageal perforations which occur due to vomiting.

单词	Boerhaave syndrome
释义	Boerhaave syndrome 英语百科 Boerhaave syndrome Esophageal rupture is a rupture of the esophageal wall. Iatrogenic causes account for approximately 56% of esophageal perforations, usually due to medical instrumentation such as an endoscopy or paraesophageal surgery. In contrast, the term Boerhaave's syndrome is reserved for the 10% of esophageal perforations which occur due to vomiting.
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