title: Boerhaave's syndrome: diagnosis and successful primary repair one month after the oesophageal perforation.
abstract: Boerhaave's syndrome (Spontaneous oesophageal perforation following forceful vomiting) is uncommon. However, when it occurs and the appropriate treatment is not given on time, it is fraught with early complications, leading to a very high mortality rate. This is a characteristic feature of this syndrome. Patient survival is in days. We present the case of an uncommon scenario of this syndrome in which the actual diagnosis was made one month after the oesophageal perforation, which was followed by primary repair, with a very good outcome.
authors: National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, P. O. Box KB 846, Korle-Bu, Accra, Ghana. mtamatey@yahoo.com
authors: M N
authors: MN
authors: Tamatey
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Sereboe
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Tettey
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Entsua-Mensah
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Gyan
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004944:Esophagoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases; D000072663:Spontaneous Perforation
keywords: Boerhaave's syndrome; primary repair; spontaneous oesophageal perforation
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