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Case Report
Atypical chest pain: A case report of Boerhaave syndrome
1 Department of Internal Medicine, CHUV – Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
2 Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, HFR Fribourg – Chemin des Pensionnats 2-6, 1752 Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland
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Christelle Margot
Internal Medicine Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, CHUV – Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne,
Switzerland
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Article ID: 101284Z01CM2022
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Margot C, Desmercieres J. Atypical chest pain: A case report of Boerhaave syndrome. Int J Case Rep Images 2022;13:101284Z01CM2022.ABSTRACT
The spontaneous rupture of the esophagus, commonly called Boerhaave syndrome, is a rare and serious disease with poor prognosis due to its diagnostic difficulty. The patients suffering from this condition need multidisciplinary technical platform, and the survival of patients correlates highly with early medical care with fluid resuscitation, antibiotics administration, and surgical care to treat the perforation using endoscopy or extrathoracic surgery. This article presents a case report of Boerhaave syndrome occurring in a Community Hospital and discusses the need for initial management and referral to University Hospital.
Keywords: Boerhaave, Esophagus, Rupture
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Christelle Margot - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Jérémy Desmercieres - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guarantor of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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