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Abstract
Boerhaave's syndrome can present initially as a case of tension pneumothorax. Mortality rate with delayed treatment is very high, therefore diagnosis should be made rapidly in the emergency department. Multidisciplinary cooperation, immediate radiological confirmation, prompt aggressive resuscitation, and surgical intervention offer the best chance of survival.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10353061 PMCID: PMC1343349 DOI: 10.1136/emj.16.3.235
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Accid Emerg Med ISSN: 1351-0622