Boerhaave's syndrome. Computed tomographic findings and diagnostic considerations.
Boerhaave's syndrome, or spontaneous rupture of the esophagus, may present with atypical chest pain mimicking an acute thoracic aortic dissection. We describe such a case and discuss the utility of a thoracic computed tomographic scan in arriving at a prompt diagnosis. The importance of early diagnosis is reviewed with particular attention to these roentgenographic findings.
Jaworski
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Pulmonary Division, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
Fischer
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Lippmann
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D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed