title: [Boerhaave syndrome].
abstract: The diagnosis, differential diagnosis and possibilities for treatment of Boerhaave's syndrome are discussed in detail on the basis of a case report. Suggestions for the early detection of this very rare, life-threatening disturbance, and thus for a decisive improvement in the prognosis of this condition, are made.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgische Klinik St.-Katharinen-Krankenhaus, Frankfurt/Main.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fabian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome; D014839:Vomiting / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Das Boerhaave-Syndrom.