Boerhaave syndrome
Fatt Yang Chew, Su‐Tso Yang
Abstract
A 46-year-old man presented to the emergency department having had 2 large, nonbloody vomits and abdominal pain over the preceding 3 hours. He had no history of gastresophageal reflux disease or other relevant medical conditions. He had a 20-year history of drinking 10–15 cans of beer a week. On
Topics & Concepts
Medical historyEmergency departmentMedicineAbdominal painPast medical historyRefluxGeneral surgerySurgeryDiseaseInternal medicinePsychiatryEsophageal and GI PathologyEosinophilic EsophagitisTracheal and airway disorders