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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025-07-01
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| 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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