[Clinical aspects and therapy of Boerhaave syndrome]

We report of a case of spontaneous rupture of the Oesophagus (Boerhaave's-Syndrome) from a 56 year old female alcoholic, who was soon operatively treated. First the patient was explored by a left thoracotomy, the rupture was sutured from abdominal and butressed with the gastric fundus and a feeding jejunostomy was established. Because of postoperatively complications the patient was treated with haemofiltration. The way was prolongated because of severe obstructive airway disease, the patient left intensive care after 22 days.