Surgical versus endoscopic management of Boerhaave’s syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Key Points

• To compare the effectiveness of surgical and endoscopic management for Boerhaave's syndrome.
• Systematic review of existing studies
• Meta-analysis of survival rates and re-intervention rates
• Comparison of treatment outcomes between surgical and endoscopic approaches
• Surgical repair shows higher survival rates compared to endoscopic therapy
• Endoscopic therapy has high re-intervention rates
• Individualized treatment selection improves management outcomes