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NUNEZ-DELGADO, Yolanda et al. Thoracic pain and shock secondary to spontaneous esophageal perforation: Boherhaave syndrome. Cir. cir. [online]. 2020, vol.88, suppl.2, pp.18-20.  Epub 08-Feb-2022. ISSN 2444-054X.  https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.20000126.

Esophageal perforation is the most lethal of all perforations of the digestive system. 65-year-old male who goes to the emergency department due to clinical symptoms of chest pain, vomiting and hypotension, who underwent CT scan for suspected acute aortic syndrome, with suggestive findings of esophageal perforation. Boerhaave syndrome consists of the longitudinal rupture of the esophagus on a macroscopically healthy wall. Its definitive treatment is performed with surgery during the first 24 hours. Boerhaave syndrome should be considered as a possible complication in patients with epigastric pain and vomiting, as it is a surgical emergency with high morbidity and mortality.

Palabras llave : Thoracic pain; Spontaneous esophageal perforation; Boerhaave syndrome.