title: [Surgical treatment of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: case report].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Imondi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Terrinoni
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abate
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bellini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Altilia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rengo
mesh_terms: D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed