Recurrent spontaneous perforation of the esophagus.
Boerhaave's syndrome is uncommon and its precise etiology is unclear. Information regarding the long-term outcome of patients surviving this injury is lacking. We present the case of a patient who suffered two spontaneous perforations of the esophagus that occurred 30 years apart.
Reeder
L B
LB
Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637.
Warren
S E
SE
Ferguson
M K
MK
D000368:Aged; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence