Spontaneous Esophageal Rupture or Boerhaave’s Syndrome

• Main Authors: François Carrozza, Cristina Dragean
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ubiquity Press 2020-01-01
• Series: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
• Subjects: spontaneous esophageal rupture; boerhaave’s syndrome; computed tomography
• Online Access: https://www.jbsr.be/articles/1882
• ISSN: 2514-8281

Teaching point: Boerhaave syndrome is a very rare life-threatening surgical emergency, often misdiagnosed at the patient’s admittance.