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ArticleCureus2026

Boerhaave Syndrome in the Intensive Care Unit: A Diagnostic Challenge.

Melissa Marques, Pedro Mendes de Abreu, Maria João Granjo Redondo, Rita Alves, Nuno Deveza

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Melissa MarquesIntensive Care Unit, Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, PRT.
Pedro Mendes de AbreuIntensive Care Unit, Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, PRT.
Maria João Granjo RedondoIntensive Care Unit, Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, PRT.
Rita AlvesIntensive Care Unit, Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, PRT.
Nuno DevezaIntensive Care Unit, Coimbra Local Health Unit, Coimbra, PRT.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spontaneous esophageal rupture (Boerhaave syndrome) is a rare and life-threatening condition associated with high morbidity and mortality, particularly when diagnosis and source control are delayed. We report the case of a 73-year-old man presenting with vomiting, chest pain, and dyspnea. Computed tomography revealed extensive pneumomediastinum, and endoscopy confirmed a distal esophageal perforation with mediastinopleural contamination. The patient developed septic shock requiring intensive care support, including mechanical ventilation and vasopressors. Endoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT) was initially attempted but failed to achieve adequate source control, leading to thoracotomy, pleural debridement, T-tube placement, gastrostomy, and feeding jejunostomy. Pleural cultures grew

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boerhaave syndromeendoscopic vacuum therapyesophageal perforationintensive care unitmediastinitissepsisthoracotomy

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PMID42326245
PMCPMC13282589

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