title: [Boerhaavea syndrome--diagnostic difficulties].
abstract: Two cases are presented in whom a spontaneous tearing of the esophagus was diagnosed. Both were initially treated for pleural empyema and pneumothorax. Late correct diagnosis was the cause of treatment failure.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Chirurgii Klatki Piersiowej AM, Bydgoszczy.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cieślinski
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pepliński
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skokowski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Zespół Boerhaavea--trudności rozpoznawcze.