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'''Boerhaave syndrome''' (also called '''Boerhaave's syndrome'''), or '''Esophageal perforation''', is rupture of the [[esophagus|esophageal]] wall. It is an emergency, life-threatening condition. | '''Boerhaave syndrome''' (also called '''Boerhaave's syndrome'''), or '''Esophageal perforation''', is rupture of the [[esophagus|esophageal]] wall. It is an emergency, life-threatening condition.<ref name="pmid29142186">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ishikawa Y, Tagami T, Hirashima H, Fukuda R, Moroe Y, Unemoto K |title=Endoscopic Treatment of Boerhaave Syndrome Using Polyglycolic Acid Sheets and Fibrin Glue: A Report of Two Cases |journal=J Nippon Med Sch |volume=84 |issue=5 |pages=241–245 |year=2017 |pmid=29142186 |doi=10.1272/jnms.84.241 |url=}}</ref> | ||
It is most often caused by excessive [[vomiting]] in [[eating disorders]] such as [[bulimia]] although it may rarely occur in extremely forceful [[cough]]ing or other situations, such as [[Esophageal food bolus obstruction|obstruction by food]]. It can cause [[pneumomediastinum]] and/or [[mediastinitis]] (air or inflammation of the [[mediastinum]]) and [[sepsis]]. | It is most often caused by excessive [[vomiting]] in [[eating disorders]] such as [[bulimia]] although it may rarely occur in extremely forceful [[cough]]ing or other situations, such as [[Esophageal food bolus obstruction|obstruction by food]]. It can cause [[pneumomediastinum]] and/or [[mediastinitis]] (air or inflammation of the [[mediastinum]]) and [[sepsis]]. | ||
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Overview
Boerhaave syndrome (also called Boerhaave's syndrome), or Esophageal perforation, is rupture of the esophageal wall. It is an emergency, life-threatening condition.[1] It is most often caused by excessive vomiting in eating disorders such as bulimia although it may rarely occur in extremely forceful coughing or other situations, such as obstruction by food. It can cause pneumomediastinum and/or mediastinitis (air or inflammation of the mediastinum) and sepsis.
This condition was first documented by the 18th-century physician Herman Boerhaave, after whom it is named.[2][3]
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Differentiating Boerhaave syndrome overview from Other Diseases
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References
- ↑ Ishikawa Y, Tagami T, Hirashima H, Fukuda R, Moroe Y, Unemoto K (2017). "Endoscopic Treatment of Boerhaave Syndrome Using Polyglycolic Acid Sheets and Fibrin Glue: A Report of Two Cases". J Nippon Med Sch. 84 (5): 241–245. doi:10.1272/jnms.84.241. PMID 29142186.
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- ↑ H. Boerhaave. Atrocis, nec descripti prius, morbis historia: Secundum medicae artis leges conscripta. Lugduni Batavorum; Ex officine Boutesteniana. 1724.