Boerhaave's syndrome and children: a rare and unexpected combination
| Autor: | Richard Inculet, David P. Girvan, Christine Clark |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Boerhaave syndrome Vomiting Chest pain Esophageal Diseases Excruciating medicine Humans Esophagus Diagnostic Errors Child Rupture Spontaneous Esophageal disease business.industry General Medicine Syndrome medicine.disease Appendicitis Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Intestinal Perforation Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female medicine.symptom Complication business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric surgery. 31(9) |
| ISSN: | 0022-3468 |
| Popis: | Boerhaave's syndrome, or the spontaneous rupture of the esophagus, appears most commonly in males between the ages of 40 and 60. Severe vomiting followed by excruciating chest pain are the classic clinical signs, often in conjunction with a history of over indulgence in food and alcohol. The authors describe a case of Boerhaave's syndrome in a child, the result of missed appendicitis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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