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[Boerhaave's syndrome secondary to gastric volvulus]
I Eguaras Córdoba1, A Goikoetxea Urdiain, A Hernando Sanz
1Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra. ineseguaras@hotmail.com.
Abstract:
Boerhaave's syndrome is a spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus, caused by an increase of intraluminal pressure that is produced in the context of negative intrathoracic pressure. It has a high index of morbimortality (14-40%), which is why it requires early diagnosis and treatment. When a patient presents vomiting, the differential diagnosis should include epigastric pain. Para-esophageal hiatal hernias can be complicated by gastric volvulus. In its turn, this can produce both oesophageal and gastric necrosis requiring early surgical treatment. We describe the case of an 83-year-old patient who presented gastric volvulus with complications from a hiatal hernia with associated vomiting, which triggered Boerhaave´s syndrome. This is the second case published in the literature. Key words. Boerhaave´s syndrome. Gastric volvulus. Surgical treatment.
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