Síndrome de Boerhaave: relato de caso Boerhaave´s syndrome: case report

Síndrome de Boerhaave: relato de caso Boerhaave´s syndrome: case report

<abstract language="eng">Spontaneous esophageal rupture carries high morbidity and mortality. The main prognostic factor is early diagnosis, before 12 hours, and appropriate treatment. This is a case report of a 41-years-old man with late esophageal rupture diagnosis treated successf...

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Main Authors: Oswaldo Passos Filho, Heron Crusoé Cangussu, Roberto Heleno Lopes, Antonio Talvane Torres de Oliveira, Vinícius de Lima Vazquez, Cristine Norwig Galvão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 2013-02-01
Series:Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
Subjects:
Esophagus
Esophageal deseases
Rupture, spontaneous
Prognosis
Therapeutics
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69912013000100016
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Summary:<abstract language="eng">Spontaneous esophageal rupture carries high morbidity and mortality. The main prognostic factor is early diagnosis, before 12 hours, and appropriate treatment. This is a case report of a 41-years-old man with late esophageal rupture diagnosis treated successfully with transmediatinal esophagectomy and esophageal-gastric tube cervical anastomosis.
ISSN:0100-6991
1809-4546

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