Boerhaave Syndrome: A Case Report

A case is presented of Boerhaave syndrome in a 70‑year‑old female patient complaining of dysphagia with solids for a long time. She consulted for abdominal pain for 24 hours, accompanied by nausea and fecal vomiting. The patient had tachypnea, tachycardia, hypoxia, abdominal guarding, and absence of...

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Main Authors: Marie Laure Gharingam, Axel Edouard Vanrossomme
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Published: Ubiquity Press 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
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description A case is presented of Boerhaave syndrome in a 70‑year‑old female patient complaining of dysphagia with solids for a long time. She consulted for abdominal pain for 24 hours, accompanied by nausea and fecal vomiting. The patient had tachypnea, tachycardia, hypoxia, abdominal guarding, and absence of bowel sounds. Thoracoabdominal computed tomography revealed significant pyloric wall thickening with secondary gastric distension, cervical subcutaneous emphysema, bilateral pleural effusion, and pneumomediastinum.
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Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
spontaneous esophageal rupture
boerhaave syndrome
computed tomography
title Boerhaave Syndrome: A Case Report
title_full Boerhaave Syndrome: A Case Report
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boerhaave syndrome
computed tomography
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