Spontaneous Laceration and Rupture of Esophagus and Stomach

Bruno, Michael S.; Grier, William; Ober, William B.

doi:10.1001/archinte.1963.03860040170016

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“…Both posteroanterior and lateral views should be obtained. When the topic was reviewed by Toghill et al in 1968, air had never been shown below the diaphragms, but this has now been reported by Bruno et al (1963), Keighley et al (1972) and Thornley and Wallwork (1 978). Pneumopericardium was reported by Mansour and Teaford (1973) but the case they described had previously undergone oesophagogastrectomy for a benign stricture of the lower oesophagus and subsequent fundic patch oesophagoplasty for recurrent stricture, 14 months before final presentation with oesophageal rupture into the pericardium.…”

Section: Investigationsmentioning

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Rupture of the abdominal oesophagus: A review

Walsh¹

1979

Journal of British Surgery

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'Spontaneous' rupture of the oesophagus usually affects the lower third, less commonly the middle third and rarely the cervical oesophagus. Rupture limited to the intra-abdominal oesophagus is rare. Such a case is described here and previously reported cases are reviewed. Vomiting-induced gastro-oesophageal injuries and their aetiology are discussed and the management of spontaneous rupture is reviewed.

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Rupture of the abdominal oesophagus: A review

Walsh¹

1979

Journal of British Surgery

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“…According to Liebermann‐Meffert, 18 the first use of the eponym Boerhaave's disease was by Bruno et al in 1963 22 …”

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“…According to Liebermann-Meffert, 18 the first use of the eponym Boerhaave's disease was by Bruno et al in 1963. 22 Boerhaave's syndrome is one of the few eponyms that really pays homage to the first to describe the anamnesis, physical examination, diagnosis, history of the disease and autopsy findings and that still represents the same disease originally described.…”

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Eponyms in esophageal surgery, part 2

Herbella¹,

Matone²,

Grande³

2005

Diseases of the Esophagus

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Eponyms in medicine are frequently criticized because they may not represent the person who first described a syndrome or disease. Although eponyms are very commonly used, most readers are probably unaware of who it was that named the diseases and whether the original description of the disease still corresponds to the modern definition. The 10 most common eponyms in esophageal diseases were revisited. The men and the disease behind Barrett's esophagus, Boerhaave's syndrome, Mallory-Weiss syndrome, Cameron ulcer, Schatzki ring, Paterson-Kelly syndrome, Plummer-Vinson, Chagas's disease, Zenker diverticulum and Killian diverticulum are reviewed here.

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“…Specifically, rupture of the esophagus is generally a life‐threatening disease when not given early treatment. This condition needs to be distinguished from the Mallory–Weiss syndrome of hematoemesis, associated with incomplete esophageal laceration 8 . The clinical features of esophageal rupture sometimes resemble other acute abdominal or cardiac conditions, therefore early diagnosis is quite important.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This condition needs to be distinguished from the Mallory-Weiss syndrome of hematoemesis, associated with incomplete esophageal laceration. 8 The clinical features of esophageal rupture sometimes resemble other acute abdominal or cardiac conditions, therefore early diagnosis is quite important. In cases where it is caused by severe hyperemesis gravidarum, the clinical symptoms become much more complicated and the careful selection of a therapeutic plan is required.…”

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Pneumomediastinum following esophageal rupture associated with hyperemesis gravidarum

Liang

Ooka

Santo

et al. 2002

J of Obstet and Gynaecol

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A patient was diagnosed with pneumomediastinum caused by an esophageal rupture during hyperemesis gravidarum. The woman, at 15 weeks' gestation, presented with hyperemesis gravidarum complicated by an episode of chest pain and disturbance of consciousness. Radiological examination revealed pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema. They are normally caused by either pulmonary or esophageal rupture. The esophageal etiology was suspected as more likely because of the severe vomiting accompanied with it. Although the clinical feature was quite complicated and esophageal rupture is generally a life-threatening disease, we chose conservative therapy which resulted in rapid recovery. The final diagnosis was confirmed by endoscopic examination performed after recovery. Pneumomediastinum during pregnancy is rare but it could be lethal. Careful and considerate assessments including surgical treatment should be necessary.

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Spontaneous Laceration and Rupture of Esophagus and Stomach

Cited by 37 publications

References 14 publications

Rupture of the abdominal oesophagus: A review

Rupture of the abdominal oesophagus: A review

Eponyms in esophageal surgery, part 2

Pneumomediastinum following esophageal rupture associated with hyperemesis gravidarum

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