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[Surgical treatment of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: case report]
G Imondi1, V Terrinoni, O Abate
1Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Roma.
Il Giornale Di Chirurgia
|April 1, 1997
Abstract:
Boerhaave's syndrome is a rare and severe syndrome, with a mortality rate around 40%. The Authors report a case recently observed and through a Literature review stress the importance of an early diagnosis and quick surgical treatment as far as quoad vitam prognosis is concerned.