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Revision as of 20:17, 28 December 2017

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Very useful initial diagnostic test and is abnormal in most patients with perforation which shows:

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 ==Overview==
 ==Chest X Ray==
-The diagnosis of Boerhaave's syndrome is suggested on the plain chest radiography and confirmed by chest CT scan. The initial plain chest radiograph is almost always abnormal in patients with Boerhaave's syndrome and usually reveals mediastinal or free peritoneal air as the initial radiologic manifestation. With cervical esophageal perforations, plain films of the neck show air in the soft tissues of the prevertebral space.
+Very useful initial diagnostic test and is abnormal in most patients with perforation which shows:
+* Unilateral effusion usually on the left.
+*  Pneumothorax
+* Hydropneumothorax
+* Pneumomediastinum
+* Subcutaneous emphysema
+* Mediastinal widening.
 ==References==