Boerhaave syndrome natural history, complications and prognosis

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

Complications

It can cause pneumomediastinum and/or mediastinitis (air or inflammation of the mediastinum) and sepsis.

Prognosis

Boerhaave's syndrome has a high mortality rate (14-40%). With the exception of few case reports describing survival without surgery, the mortality rate of untreated Boerhaave syndrome is nearly 100%.