title: Minimally invasive management of Boerhaave's syndrome.
abstract: We report the case of a 42-year-old man with Boerhaave's syndrome. His medical history was significant only for a long-standing history of dysphagia. The patient presented to the emergency department with vomiting, followed by severe retrosternal and epigastric pain of sudden onset. An esophagogram showed evidence of free extravasation of contrast from the left posterolateral aspect of the distal esophagus just above the level of the hiatus. A minimally invasive technique was used to repair this injury.
authors.affiliation: The Heart Lung and Esophageal Surgery Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmad S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ashrafi
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Awais
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvelo-Rivera
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D013577:Syndrome