ALLMedicine™ Esophageal Rupture Center

Oct 9th, 2020 - While laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is one of the most common bariatric procedures for morbid obesity, the rate of complications is decreasing. These complications include hemorrhage and gastric leak that are considered life threatening. T...

Jun 12th, 2020 - The prevalence of Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is increasing, a severe complication of EoE is spontaneous perforation of the oesophagus. It is of great importance to be aware of this risk and handle this severe complication carefully. A middle-a...

Feb 11th, 2020 - A 21-year-old first trimester primagravida woman with hyperemesis gravidarum was noted to have incidental subcutaneous emphysema during thyroid ultrasound. Follow-up radiograph demonstrated supraclavicular subcutaneous emphysema, left apical pneum...

Oct 11th, 2019 - Herpes simplex virus is an uncommon cause of esophagitis and particularly so in immunocompetent individuals. Although the common presentation tends to be odynophagia and/or dysphagia, fever, and retrosternal chest pain, there are variations and ra...

Sep 3rd, 2019 - Eosinophilic esophagitis, once considered a rare disorder, has been increasingly recognized as a leading cause of dysphagia and food impaction in children and adults over the last few decades. It predominantly occurs in young men with a history of...

Oct 9th, 2020 - While laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is one of the most common bariatric procedures for morbid obesity, the rate of complications is decreasing. These complications include hemorrhage and gastric leak that are considered life threatening. T...

Jun 12th, 2020 - The prevalence of Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is increasing, a severe complication of EoE is spontaneous perforation of the oesophagus. It is of great importance to be aware of this risk and handle this severe complication carefully. A middle-a...

Feb 11th, 2020 - A 21-year-old first trimester primagravida woman with hyperemesis gravidarum was noted to have incidental subcutaneous emphysema during thyroid ultrasound. Follow-up radiograph demonstrated supraclavicular subcutaneous emphysema, left apical pneum...

Oct 11th, 2019 - Herpes simplex virus is an uncommon cause of esophagitis and particularly so in immunocompetent individuals. Although the common presentation tends to be odynophagia and/or dysphagia, fever, and retrosternal chest pain, there are variations and ra...

Sep 3rd, 2019 - Eosinophilic esophagitis, once considered a rare disorder, has been increasingly recognized as a leading cause of dysphagia and food impaction in children and adults over the last few decades. It predominantly occurs in young men with a history of...

Jun 26th, 2017 - Question 1 of 2 Which of the following conditions is not a common symptom of Boerhaave syndrome? Your Peers Chose: Nausea and vomiting 0% Severe upper abdominal pain 0% Hematemesis 0% Shortness of breath 0% Tachypnea 0% The clinical presentation o...

Jun 26th, 2017 - The clinical presentation of Boerhaave syndrome typically includes a history of nausea and vomiting, followed by severe lower thoracic and epigastric pain. The pain may radiate to the back or to the left shoulder, and it may be worsened by swallow...

Jun 17th, 2016 - The six life-threatening conditions traditionally warned about for acute, nontraumatic chest pain presentations are "extremely rare," aside from acute coronary syndrome (ACS), according to a study reported in JAMA Internal Medicine. In the Nationa...

Apr 10th, 2005 - Summary 45 year-old male with a remote history of gastric bypass presents with sudden-onset sharp, substernal chest pain and vomiting. (Enlarge Image) (Enlarge Image) (Enlarge Image) (Enlarge Image) This abnormality arises from: Esophageal rupture...

Apr 10th, 2005 - Summary 45 year-old male with a remote history of gastric bypass presents with sudden-onset sharp, substernal chest pain and vomiting. (Enlarge Image) (Enlarge Image) (Enlarge Image) (Enlarge Image) This abnormality arises from: Esophageal rupture...