title: [The spontaneous intramurale rupture of the oesophagus: case report of a rare oesophageal lesion].
abstract: Spontaneous intramural rupture of the oesophagus is a rare cause of acute pain in the chest and upper abdomen. A case of spontaneous intramural oesophageal rupture in an 82-year-old woman is reported. Symptoms, diagnostic investigation, aetiology and therapy of the lesion were demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Visceral-, Thorax- und Gefässchirurgie des Universitätsklinikums der Technischen Universität Dresden.
authors.forename: J U
authors.initials: JU
authors.lastname: Schilling
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wehrmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagel
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Saeger
mesh_terms: D018253:Adenoma, Villous / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D004724:Endoscopy; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous