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Case Reports
. 2004 Apr;98(4):1164-1166.
doi: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000101981.85523.82.

Boerhaave's syndrome after postoperative vomiting

Fouad N Atallah  1 , Béatrice M Riu, Luc B Nguyen, Philippe O Seguin, Olivier A Fourcade
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Case Reports

Boerhaave's syndrome after postoperative vomiting

Fouad N Atallah et al. Anesth Analg. 2004 Apr.

Abstract

Postoperative nausea and vomiting are common after general anesthesia but rarely produce life-threatening conditions. We report a case of postoperative vomiting complicated by esophageal rupture (Boerhaave's syndrome). As this complication is quite rare and can have varied and atypical presentations, anesthesiologists may fail to consider this diagnosis.

Implications: We report a case of postoperative vomiting complicated by esophageal rupture (Boerhaave's syndrome). As this complication is quite rare, anesthesiologists may fail to consider this diagnosis.

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