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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
* Boerhaave syndrome may be classified according to location into 3 groups: | * Boerhaave syndrome may be classified according to location into 3 groups:<ref name="pmid2730190">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pate JW, Walker WA, Cole FH, Owen EW, Johnson WH |title=Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: a 30-year experience |journal=Ann. Thorac. Surg. |volume=47 |issue=5 |pages=689–92 |year=1989 |pmid=2730190 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
** Distal intrathoracic esophageal perforation. | ** Distal intrathoracic esophageal perforation. | ||
** Intra-abdominal esophageal perforation. | ** Intra-abdominal esophageal perforation. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Diab, MD [2]
Overview
Classification
- Boerhaave syndrome may be classified according to location into 3 groups:[1]
- Distal intrathoracic esophageal perforation.
- Intra-abdominal esophageal perforation.
- Cervical esophageal perforation.[2]
References
- ↑ Pate JW, Walker WA, Cole FH, Owen EW, Johnson WH (1989). "Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: a 30-year experience". Ann. Thorac. Surg. 47 (5): 689–92. PMID 2730190.
- ↑ McGovern M, Egerton MJ (1991). "Spontaneous perforation of the cervical oesophagus". Med. J. Aust. 154 (4): 277–8. PMID 1994204.