Bilateral empyema as a rare presentation of Boerhaave syndrome

Abstract Background Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus, also known as Boerhaave syndrome, is a rare condition. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. The poor prognosis of Boerhaave syndrome is mostly due to a delay in diagnosis because of the nonspecific presenting symptoms. Ca...

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Main Authors: Soumya Vasanthakumary Somarajan, Sujith Varghese Abraham, Arjun Padmanabhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-07-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-025-00431-0
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