Report of a Case Treated Non-operatively
- 1 April 1975
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Annals of Surgery
- Vol. 181 (4) , 452-454
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00000658-197504000-00015
Abstract
An unique case of Boerhaave's Syndrome is presented in which the patient survived without any surgical treatment. We believe that this was due to non-contamination of the mediastinal and pleural cavities as shown by serial contrast roentgenograms of the esophagus.Keywords
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