Medical image of the week: Boerhaave's syndrome during colonoscopy

Medical image of the week: Boerhaave's syndrome during colonoscopy

No abstract available. Article truncated at 150 words. A 76-year-old woman with no significant past medical history underwent outpatient screening colonoscopy. The procedure was difficult due to a tortuous colon and only multiple diverticula were visualized. She vomited once during the procedure. In...

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Main Authors: Meenakshisundaram C, Malakkla N, Ganipisetti V
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2015-07-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
esophageal perforation
Boerhaave's syndrome
colonoscopy
chest x-ray
CT scan
esophagram
subcutaneous emphysema
crepitation
symptoms
treatment
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