BOERHAAVES-SYNDROME COMPLICATED BY A LARGE BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA

Authors
JENKINS IR RAYMOND R
Citation
Ir. Jenkins et R. Raymond, BOERHAAVES-SYNDROME COMPLICATED BY A LARGE BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA, Chest, 105(3), 1994, pp. 964-965
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
105
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
964 - 965
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1994)105:3<964:BCBALB>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
We report a case of Boerhaave's syndrome complicated by a large bronch opleural fistula due to autolysis of lung parenchyma by gastric conten ts, a complication not previously documented to our knowledge.