Vomiting-induced pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema does not always indicate Boerhaave's syndrome: Report of six cases

Surgery Today

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 888-892

  Forshaw, Matthew J ^a   Khan, Aamir Z ^a   Strauss, Dirk C ^a   Botha, Abrie J ^a   Mason, Robert C ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Esophageal perforation; Mediastinal emphysema; Vomiting

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGEAL PERFORATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL EMPHYSEMA; RISK FACTORS; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; TIME FACTORS; VOMITING;

EID: 34648822340     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: 14362813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-006-3493-1     Document Type: Article

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