title: [Boerhaave syndrome--atraumatic total esophageal rupture].
abstract: Report on a 69-year-old male with spontaneous atraumatic rupture of the oesophagus (Boerhaave's syndrome) in clinically mentioned chronic abuse of alcohol and massive vomiting which preceded the event. Discussion of causes, differential diagnosis, therapy as well as of forensic aspects of this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologische Anatomie, Ernst-Mortiz-Arndt-Universität.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schwesinger
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Riethdorf
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Badendick
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Boerhaave-Syndrom--atraumatische komplette Osophagusruptur.