DOI: 10.12890/2019_001265

Abrupt Severe Chest Pain and Vomiting: Remember to Think of a Ruptured Oesophagus (Boerhaave Syndrome)

Authors

  • Deeba Ali Service des Urgences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
  • Arnaud Detroz Service des Urgences, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
  • Yilmaz Gorur Service de Radiologie, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
  • Lionel Bosquee Service de Pneumologie, Clinique André Renard, Herstal, Belgium
  • Benoît Cardos Département des Sciences de la Santé Publique, Université de Liège, Liège, Belgium
  • Carla Cobanoiu Service de Neurologie, CHC Saint-joseph, Liège, Belgium
  • Noel Lorenzo Villalba Service de Médecine Interne, Diabète et Maladies Métaboliques, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

deeba.ali@chc.be

Keywords

Boerhaave syndrome, pneumomediastinum, conservative, surgical, endoscopic

Abstract

Boerhaave syndrome or spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus is a severe condition commonly misdiagnosed or unrecognized. Prognosis is poor even if the diagnosis is made promptly. We describe a case of Boerhaave syndrome diagnosed after the development of pneumomediastinum and cardiac arrest. Unfortunately, the patient died 48 hours after admission to the Intensive Care Unit. This entity requires a multidisciplinary management approach which may include conservative, surgical or endoscopic procedures.

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Published

2019-10-04

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 10 (2019)

How to Cite

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Ali D, Detroz A, Gorur Y, Bosquee L, Cardos B, Cobanoiu C, et al. Abrupt Severe Chest Pain and Vomiting: Remember to Think of a Ruptured Oesophagus (Boerhaave Syndrome). EJCRIM [Internet]. 2019 Oct. 4 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];6(10). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/1265

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