Bouveret meets Boerhaave.
Rarely, biliary-enteric fistula can result in duodenal obstruction or Bouveret's syndrome. Boerhaave's syndrome is a distal esophageal rupture in the setting of severe emesis. This case is the first reported successful management of these clinical scenarios occurring simultaneously and highlights important features in presentation, diagnosis, and surgical treatment.
Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts 02115, USA.
Biren P
BP
Modi
Christopher
C
Owens
Stanley W
SW
Ashley
Yolonda L
YL
Colson
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications; D017219:Gastric Outlet Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013577:Syndrome