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Case Reports
. 2006 Dec;49(6):438-9.

Barogenic esophageal rupture: Boerhaave syndrome

Calvin S H Ng  1 , Wilfred L M Mui, Anthony P C Yim
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Case Reports

Barogenic esophageal rupture: Boerhaave syndrome

Calvin S H Ng et al. Can J Surg. 2006 Dec.
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FIG. 1. Chest radiograph showed pneumomediastinum, left apical pneumothorax and pleural effusion (left). CT thorax confirms pneumomediastinum and detected left chest wall subcutaneous emphysema (right).
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FIG. 2. Contrast esophagram demonstrated leakage from the lower esophagus (near the esophageal gastric junction) into the left pleural space.
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