title: Spontaneous rupture of distal oesophagus (Boerhaave's syndrome) with unusual clinical presentation of pneumoperitoneum.
abstract: We present a case of spontaneous rupture of the distal oesophagus that was accompanied by a pneumoperitoneum and was successfully treated surgically.
mesh_terms: D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000150:complications*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013577:Syndrome