ALLMedicine™ Esophageal Rupture Center

Oct 27th, 2022 - With the increasing incidence of upper digestive tract tumors, more upper digestive tract surgeries are performed each year, and surgeons have difficulty in the postoperative management of gastrointestinal anastomotic fistula. The use of a new min...

Sep 4th, 2022 - Thoracic esophageal rupture due to blunt trauma is very rare. Moreover, there have been no reports of thoracic esophageal rupture due to blunt abdominal trauma without chest trauma. We describe a rare case of esophageal rupture due to blunt abdomi...

Aug 24th, 2022 - Esophageal necrosis and perforation after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for ruptured traumatic aortic aneurysm is extremely rare. It is difficult to manage, and patients rarely survive without treatment. Although, there is no certain...

Jun 22nd, 2022 - Removal of self-expanding esophageal metal stents that have been implanted for a long time can be difficult and risky. In this paper, we describe the use of the "inversion technique" under fluoroscopy for removal of self-expandable nitinol esophag...

Mar 1st, 2022 - Esophageal rupture may be iatrogenic during endoscopic procedures or other instrumentation or may be spontaneous (Boerhaave syndrome). Patients are seriously ill, with symptoms of mediastinitis Mediastinitis Mediastinitis is inflammation of the me...

Apr 26th, 2021 - The study was planned to be conducted in Konya City Hospital Emergency Service. Adult patients over 18 years of age who present to the emergency department with chest pain will be included in the study. Patients who do not consent to participate i...

Apr 30th, 2019 - Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is defined as any nausea, retching, or vomiting occurring during the first 24-48 h after surgery in patients. PONV is one of the most common causes of patient dissatisfaction after anesthesia, with reported...

Dec 21st, 2018 - 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...

Apr 26th, 2017 - Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is considered one of the most unpleasant postoperative discomforts and lead to serious complications of aspiration of gastric contents, suture dehiscence, esophageal rupture, subcutaneous emphysema, or pneu...

Feb 5th, 2015 - Post-operative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is one of the most frequent and distressing complications of anesthesia. Patients often rate that PONV is worse than postoperative pain. PONV alone is one of the leading causes for delayed discharge and un...

Jun 27th, 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 27th, 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...

Oct 8th, 2016 - The diagnosis Gastrografin swallow (Figure C) demonstrated rupture of the distal esophagus, with leakage of gastrografin into the mediastinum (arrow). Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy confirmed rupture of the left posterolateral wall of the distal.

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.