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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Diab, MD [2]

Historical Perspective

• Boerhaave first described the spontaneous transmural esophageal perforation in 1724 by the physician Herman Boerhaave. It usually occurs after forceful vomiting.

• Barrett described the first successful surgical repair of the esophagus in 1947. Prior to this, Boerhaave syndrome had virtually 100% mortality.