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KMID : 0359020080370060409
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Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2008 Volume.37 No. 6 p.409 ~ p.412
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Non-surgical Treatment with Endoscopic Clipping in a Patient with Boerhaave’s Syndrome
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Kim Yun-Kyung
Paik Chang-Nyol
Chang U-Im
Jung Sung-Hoon
Lee Jeong-Rok
Chung Woo-Chul
Lee Kang-Moon
Yang Jin-Mo
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Abstract
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Boerhaave’s syndrome is difficult to diagnosis because of the esophageal rupture, which is caused by nausea and vomiting, and Boerhaave’s syndrome is known to have a high mortality rate. The mortality increases with a delayed diagnosis; therefore, an early diagnosis and surgical treatment are critical for a good prognosis. Yet some recent cases have shown that non-surgical treatments are successful in some classified patient groups. These groups should be considered according to their symptoms and their laboratory and radiological findings. Sepsis and multi-organ failure should be continuously checked for to see if they occurred and/or progressed. We report here on a 51 year old woman who had Boerhaave’s syndrome, and this was caused by heavy drinking, nausea and vomiting, and she improved with just non-surgical treatment such as fasting, antibiotics and endoscopic clipping.
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KEYWORD
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Boerhaave’s syndrome, Non-surgical treatment, Endoscopic clipping
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