title: Expanding mesh stent in the emergency treatment of Boerhaave's syndrome.
abstract: Boerhaave's syndrome, or spontaneous esophageal perforation, is a life threatening condition demanding early diagnosis and rapid aggressive management to prevent fulminant mediastinitis and death. We describe a patient treated in an emergency situation with an expanding esophageal mesh stent to bridge the esophageal rent together with chest and mediastinal drainage, resulting in complete recovery and return to the community. We also describe the partial recovery of the stent in the convalescent period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vaughan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004630:Emergencies; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents