Norman Barrett
Norman Barrett (1903–1979), thoracic surgeon, pioneer of oesophageal surgery, first repair of Boerhaave’s syndrome, and namesake of Barrett’s oesophagus.
Tag Boerhaave Syndrome
Louis Hamman
Louis Virgil Hamman (1877–1946), Johns Hopkins physician and diagnostician, described Hamman’s sign, Hamman syndrome, and Hamman-Rich syndrome
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Oesophageal Perforation
Oesophageal Perforation. Mechanism: spontaneous (Boerhaave syndrome, deceleration injury); penetrating (intra and extraluminal)
Boerhaave syndrome
Boerhaave syndrome: spontaneous oesophageal rupture resulting from sudden increased intra-oesophageal pressure. Most commonly associated with emesis with incomplete cricopharyngeal relaxation.
Hermann Boerhaave
Hermann Boerhaave (1668 – 1738) was a Dutch physician, chemist, botanist and Christian humanist. The father of bed-side teaching. Eponymously affiliated with Boerhaave syndrome following his 1724 description of the death of Baron Jan von Wassenaer, Grand Admiral of the Dutch Fleet.
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Consider a 73 year old female admitted with vomiting and subsequent chest pain. This is her admission chest X-ray.
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An 18 year old man presents to ED after a heavy night out, vomiting profusely. He presents to ED with chest pain and pneumomediastinum.