Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões (Feb 2013)
Síndrome de Boerhaave: relato de caso Boerhaave´s syndrome: case report
Abstract
Spontaneous esophageal rupture carries high morbidity and mortality. The main prognostic factor is early diagnosis, before 12 hours, and appropriate treatment. This is a case report of a 41-years-old man with late esophageal rupture diagnosis treated successfully with transmediatinal esophagectomy and esophageal-gastric tube cervical anastomosis.