ALLMedicine™ Esophageal Rupture Center

Dec 22nd, 2021 - Boerhaave syndrome is an uncommon condition that represents about 15% of all esophageal perforation. A subset of these patients has eosinophilic esophagitis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the esophagus, that carries a risk of perforation of ab...

Jun 13th, 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 28th, 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 3rd, 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...

Jan 26th, 2021 - Background A lung abscess is a subacute infection in which an area of necrosis forms in the lung parenchyma. It usually is in a dependent section of the lung, more often involves the right lung than the left, and is most commonly seen after aspira...

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...

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...

May 15th, 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,...

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...

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.

Apr 11th, 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...