Open AccessSpontaneous Rupture of the Oesophagus: Boerhaave’s Syndrome in 2008
Author(s) -
J.P. de Schipper,
Albert F. Pull ter Gunne,
H.J.M. Oostvogel,
C.J.H.M. van Laarhoven
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
digestive surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1421-9983
pISSN - 0253-4886
DOI - 10.1159/000191283
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , surgery , laparotomy , conservative treatment , mortality rate , general surgery
Boerhaave's syndrome is a spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus with a lack of diagnostic and treatment consistency in the literature. Therefore, we reviewed all published literature in order to design a treatment algorithm based on the literature.
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