ALLMedicine™ Esophageal Rupture Center

Jun 12th, 2021 - Surgical treatment is usually required for Boerhaave's syndrome (post-emetic esophageal perforation), and the technique should be chosen based on the local infection status and patient's general condition. This study was performed to examine the c...

Mar 27th, 2021 - Spontaneous esophageal rupture, also called Boerhaave's syndrome, is relatively uncommon but may result in high morbidity and mortality. Synchronous presentation of spontaneous esophageal rupture and perforated peptic ulcer was rare and may contri...

Feb 2nd, 2021 - The patient was a 44-year-old man with a history of schizophrenia. He had a history of esophageal dysphagia and vomiting and presented with sudden strong epigastric pain. He was taken to a medical emergency center in a state of septic shock. Compu...

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 23rd, 2020 - Currently, 31 patients with classical-like EDS (clEDS) due to tenascin-X deficiency have been reported in the literature. We report on the clinical and molecular characteristics of 20 additional patients with clEDS to expand knowledge and to enabl...

Nov 5th, 2017 - Introduction: Lung aspiration is an inherent complication of the loss of protective upper airway reflexes during general anesthesia. Its incidence is low in elective surgery, when preoperative fasting rules have been complied and in absence of ris...

May 24th, 2017 - Postoperative nausea and vomiting is defined as any nausea, retching, or vomiting occurring during the first 24-48 h after surgery in inpatients. Postoperative nausea and vomiting is one of the most common causes of patient dissatisfaction after a...

May 14th, 2014 - Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a serious problem complicating surgery. PONV has an overall incidence of 30% and a 70% incidence in high-risk patients. PONV yields unplanned hospital admission, pulmonary aspiration, esophageal rupture,...

Dec 18th, 2013 - Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the most common complications associated with surgery. The overall incidence of PONV is reported to be about 25-30% with specific surgeries having an incidence up to 70-80%.1-5 Although PONV is ty...

Dec 26th, 2019 - You may have recently seen articles about an ultramarathoner whose esophagus ruptured during a race, whether predicting that a workday will be a "quiet" one influences clinical workload, and a vaccination record that could be embedded into the ski...

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...

Jan 1st, 2013 - A 47-year-old man presented with acute shortness of breath and chest and neck pain, which began after he heard popping sounds while boarding a bus. The pain was right-sided, sharp, worse with deep breathing, and associated with a sensation of full.