[Surgical treatment of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: case report].
Boerhaave's syndrome is a rare and severe syndrome, with a mortality rate around 40%. The Authors report a case recently observed and through a Literature review stress the importance of an early diagnosis and quick surgical treatment as far as quoad vitam prognosis is concerned.
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Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
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D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed