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Case Reports
. 2016 Dec;72(Suppl 1):S105-S107.
doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2015.12.004. Epub 2016 Feb 23.

Boerhaave's syndrome

Vinay K Maurya  1 , Pankaj Sharma  1 , R Ravikumar  2 , Mukul Bhatia  1
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Case Reports

Boerhaave's syndrome

Vinay K Maurya et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2016 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: Boerhaave's syndrome; Esophageal perforation; Esophageal rupture.

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(a and b) The frontal view and Right anterior oblique of Barium swallow showing perforation in the lower third of the esophagus (white arrow) with extravasation of barium in surrounding mediastinum.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Erect radiograph chest and upper abdomen showing large air fluid level in the right lower chest and upper abdomen with well-defined superior wall suggesting a subpulmonic hydropneumothorax (white arrow).
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
CECT chest showing transverse tear in lower third of esophagus (white arrow) communicating with the right pleural cavity.
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