SURVIVING BOERHAAVES-SYNDROME WITHOUT THORACOTOMY

Authors
TROUM S LANE CE DALTON ML
Citation
S. Troum et al., SURVIVING BOERHAAVES-SYNDROME WITHOUT THORACOTOMY, Chest, 106(1), 1994, pp. 297-299
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
106
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
297 - 299
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1994)106:1<297:SBWT>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
A case of Boerhaave's syndrome managed without thoracotomy is describe d. The diagnosis was not confirmed for 24 h when a barium swallow reve aled free rupture of the esophagus into the left pleural cavity. Altho ugh survival has been reported with nonoperative management of contain ed esophageal perforations, to our knowledge, this is the first report of surviving Boerhaave's syndrome with free pleural rupture, without thoracotomy.