Development of bilateral tension pneumothorax under anesthesia in a Boerhaave's syndrome patient: a case report

A 33-year-old male visited the emergency room with abdominal pain which developed after a vomiting episode. Based on the pneumomediastinum findings from a chest radiograph and a contrast-enhanced chest and abdominal computed tomography scan, the patient was diagnosed with Boerhaave's syndrome....

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Main Authors: Mi Kyung Oh, Woo Jae Jeon, Sang Yun Cho, Yong Deok Kwon, Kyoung Hun Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Anesthesiologists 2016-04-01
Series:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
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Online Access:http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-69-175.pdf