Conservative treatment of Boerhaave’s syndrome in an octogenarian complicated with late distal esophageal stenosis and successfully treated by stent placement

An 83-year-old female patient presented to the Emergency Department with shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing and leftsided chest pain following a vomiting attempt. A rupture in the left lower third of the esophagus, with hydropneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, and subcutaneous emphysema was rev...

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Main Authors: Orestis Ioannidis, Anastasia Malliora, Panagiotis Christidis, Efstathios Kotidis, Manousos G. Pramateftakis, Ioannis Mantzoros, Nikolaos Ouzounidis, Vasilis Foutsitzis, Stamatis Angelopoulos, Konstantinos Tsalis
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Published: Permanyer 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d07d8d2cb7e4480597ba92dedf8cbf1e
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