Open AccessBoerhaave’s syndrome: Experience with patients presenting later than 24 hours
Author(s) -
Amit Ganguly
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
tropical gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2320-5792
pISSN - 0250-636X
DOI - 10.7869/tg.282
Subject(s) - presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , perforation , intensive care medicine , variety (cybernetics) , case presentation , surgery , general surgery , computer science , engineering , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , punching
Boerhaave's syndrome is the most sinister cause of esophageal perforation. Clinical presentation is vague. Diagnostic delays are frequent. As condition is rare therefore no consensus exists on management. A wide variety of management options are described in literature, each with its advantages and disadvantages. We present our experience of managing these cases which presented after 24 hr. Of onset of symptoms with emphasis on primary reinforced repair as first line surgical option.