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The incidence of Boerhaave syndrome syndrome is 3.1 per 100,000 individuals.<ref name="pmid21110271">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vidarsdottir H, Blondal S, Alfredsson H, Geirsson A, Gudbjartsson T |title=Oesophageal perforations in Iceland: a whole population study on incidence, aetiology and surgical outcome |journal=Thorac Cardiovasc Surg |volume=58 |issue=8 |pages=476–80 |year=2010 |pmid=21110271 |doi=10.1055/s-0030-1250347 |url=}}</ref> | The incidence of Boerhaave syndrome syndrome is 3.1 per 100,000 individuals.<ref name="pmid21110271">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vidarsdottir H, Blondal S, Alfredsson H, Geirsson A, Gudbjartsson T |title=Oesophageal perforations in Iceland: a whole population study on incidence, aetiology and surgical outcome |journal=Thorac Cardiovasc Surg |volume=58 |issue=8 |pages=476–80 |year=2010 |pmid=21110271 |doi=10.1055/s-0030-1250347 |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Diab, MD [2] Ajay Gade MD[3]]
Overview
The incidence of Boerhaave syndrome is 3.1 per 100,000 individuals. Boerhaave syndrome accounts for 15% of all cases of spontaneous perforations of the esophagus. Boerhaave syndrome is most frequently seen among patients 50-70 years of age, and least susceptible to age group is 1-17 years. Boerhaave syndrome occurs more in men than women by a ratios ranging from 2:1 to 5:1.
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
The incidence of Boerhaave syndrome syndrome is 3.1 per 100,000 individuals.[1]
Boerhaave syndrome accounts for 15% of all cases of spontaneous perforations of the esophagus.[2]
Age
Boerhaave syndrome is most frequently seen among patients 50-70 years of age, and least susceptible to age group is 1-17 years.
Gender
Boerhaave syndrome occurs more in men than women by a ratios ranging from 2:1 to 5:1.
References
- ↑ Vidarsdottir H, Blondal S, Alfredsson H, Geirsson A, Gudbjartsson T (2010). "Oesophageal perforations in Iceland: a whole population study on incidence, aetiology and surgical outcome". Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 58 (8): 476–80. doi:10.1055/s-0030-1250347. PMID 21110271.
- ↑ Brinster CJ, Singhal S, Lee L, Marshall MB, Kaiser LR, Kucharczuk JC (2004). "Evolving options in the management of esophageal perforation". Ann. Thorac. Surg. 77 (4): 1475–83. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.08.037. PMID 15063302.