title: [Spontaneous esophageal perforation--Boerhaave's syndrome].
abstract: Spontaneous perforation of the esophagus (Boerhaave's syndrome) is an emergency that requires early diagnosis if death or serious prolonged illness is to be averted. The literature is reviewed and the causes of delay in diagnosis are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: Katedry i Kliniki Chirurgii Klatki Piersiowej Sl. AM w Katowicach.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rokicki
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rokicki
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome