Conservative treatment of esophageal perforation related to a peptic ulcer with pyloric stenosis

We report a case of esophageal perforation (Boerhaave syndrome) caused by vomiting related to a duodenal ulcer with pyloric stenosis. A 45-year-old male presented with left chest pain and dyspnea after forceful vomiting. Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) revealed a massive left pleural...

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Published in:	Clinical journal of gastroenterology Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 295 - 298
Main Authors:	Tanaka, Ryo, Kosugi, Shin-ichi, Sato, Daisuke, Hirukawa, Hiroshi, Tada, Tetsuya, Ichikawa, Hiroshi, Hanyu, Takaaki, Ishikawa, Takashi, Kobayashi, Takashi, Wakai, Toshifumi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Tokyo Springer Japan 01.08.2014
Subjects:	Abdominal Surgery Case Report Colorectal Surgery Duodenal Ulcer - complications Esophageal Perforation - etiology Esophageal Perforation - therapy Gastroenterology Hepatology Humans Male Mediastinal Diseases - etiology Mediastinal Diseases - therapy Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Pyloric Stenosis - complications Remission Induction Surgical Oncology Pyloric stenosis Esophageal perforation Conservative treatment
ISSN:	1865-7257, 1865-7265, 1865-7265
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