Boerhaave Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review

Boerhaave’s syndrome is a rare and serious condition associated with high mortality and morbidity. Diagnosis of this syndrome is usually done essentially with the aid of imaging. Treatment for this syndrome has been mainly surgical since its discovery by Herman Boerhaave; however, multiple endoscopic approaches have been successfully used recently withthe advancement of this field. Here, we describe a case of Boerhaave’s syndrome; a 18 y woman with histoy of pancreatitis 2 months ago; presented to emergency for complaining of sudden, right-sided, non-radiating, pleuritic chest pain for an hour, associated with cough, shortness of breath, and palpitations; a CT scan found a tear in the distal esophagus and anterior mediastinum; The patient underwent an emergency left thoracotomy, repair of oesophageal junction perforation The patient was discharged to a long-term acute care facility.