ArticleMedicine2018
Transition of a Mallory-Weiss syndrome to a Boerhaave syndrome confirmed by anamnestic, necroscopic, and autopsy data: A case report.
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- Diagnostic Approach and Therapeutic Management of Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation (Boerhaave's Syndrome): A Systematic Review and Individual Patient-Level Pooled Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Diagnosis of esophageal pleural fistula via metagenomic next-generation sequencing of pleural effusion: a case report.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Management of Congenital Morgagni Hernia With Gastric Outlet Obstruction Causing Perforated Esophagus in a Young Adult.Annals of thoracic surgery short reports · 2025Article
- Boerhaave Syndrome-Narrative Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Case of a Successfully Treated Patient With a Delayed Diagnosis of Boerhaave's Syndrome and Severe Complications.Cureus · 2024Article
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- A Case of Candida Empyema in a Patient With Esophagopleural Fistula.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2023Article
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- Boerhaave syndrome.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2021Article
- Tension hydropneumothorax in a Boerhaave syndrome patient: A case report.World journal of emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Boerhaave syndrome due to excessive alcohol consumption: two case reports.International journal of emergency medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
rationaleSpontaneous esophageal rupture (Boerhaave syndrome) is a rare, though frequently fatal, event. It is generally caused by a sudden increase in pressure inside the esophagus. In some cases, full-thickness perforations of the esophagus may develop from previous lesions that initially involve only the esophageal mucosa (Mallory-Weiss syndrome) and which, following further triggering events, give rise to a transmural lesion. PATIENT CONCERNS: Here, we present the case of a 45-year-old subject who suddenly died of acute cardio-respiratory failure, an autopsy was performed to identify the cause of death. DIAGNOSIS, INTERVENTIONS, AND OUTCOMES: The autopsy examination revealed a full-thickness rupture of the esophageal wall. Through the integration of necroscopy findings, anamnestic data, and histopathological examination, it has been possible to establish that complete esophageal rupture resulted from the evolution of a previous partial lesion of the esophageal wall, and that an untreated Mallory-Weiss syndrome evolved into a rapidly fatal Boerhaave syndrome. LESSONS: This case shows that distal esophageal tears, rather than constituting a distinct entity, may be part of a spectrum of diseases and that a partial lesion of the esophageal wall caused by barogenic injury may evolve into a full-thickness rupture following further barotraumas.
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