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==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
This condition was first documented by the 18th-century physician Herman Boerhaave, after whom it is named. Dr. Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) first described esophageal rupture and the subsequent mediastinal sepsis based upon his careful clinical and autopsy findings and hundreds of references have since been written about Boerhaave's syndrome.<ref name="pmid28050085">{{cite journal |vauthors=Maurya VK, Sharma P, Ravikumar R, Bhatia M |title=Boerhaave's syndrome |journal=Med J Armed Forces India |volume=72 |issue=Suppl 1 |pages=S105–S107 |year=2016 |pmid=28050085 |pmc=5192176 |doi=10.1016/j.mjafi.2015.12.004 |url=}}</ref> | This condition was first documented by the 18th-century physician Herman Boerhaave, after whom it is named. Dr. Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) first described esophageal rupture and the subsequent mediastinal sepsis based upon his careful clinical and autopsy findings and hundreds of references have since been written about Boerhaave's syndrome.<ref name="pmid28050085">{{cite journal |vauthors=Maurya VK, Sharma P, Ravikumar R, Bhatia M |title=Boerhaave's syndrome |journal=Med J Armed Forces India |volume=72 |issue=Suppl 1 |pages=S105–S107 |year=2016 |pmid=28050085 |pmc=5192176 |doi=10.1016/j.mjafi.2015.12.004 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16722990">{{cite journal |vauthors=Adams BD, Sebastian BM, Carter J |title=Honoring the Admiral: Boerhaave-van Wassenaer's syndrome |journal=Dis. Esophagus |volume=19 |issue=3 |pages=146–51 |year=2006 |pmid=16722990 |doi=10.1111/j.1442-2050.2006.00556.x |url=}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Historical Perspective
This condition was first documented by the 18th-century physician Herman Boerhaave, after whom it is named. Dr. Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) first described esophageal rupture and the subsequent mediastinal sepsis based upon his careful clinical and autopsy findings and hundreds of references have since been written about Boerhaave's syndrome.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Maurya VK, Sharma P, Ravikumar R, Bhatia M (2016). "Boerhaave's syndrome". Med J Armed Forces India. 72 (Suppl 1): S105–S107. doi:10.1016/j.mjafi.2015.12.004. PMC 5192176. PMID 28050085.
- ↑ Adams BD, Sebastian BM, Carter J (2006). "Honoring the Admiral: Boerhaave-van Wassenaer's syndrome". Dis. Esophagus. 19 (3): 146–51. doi:10.1111/j.1442-2050.2006.00556.x. PMID 16722990.