Endoscopic management of Boerhaave's syndrome presenting with hematemesis

Vid Fikfak; Puja Gaur; Min P Kim

doi:10.1093/jscr/rju110

Endoscopic management of Boerhaave's syndrome presenting with hematemesis

J Surg Case Rep. 2014 Nov 1;2014(11):rju110. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rju110.

Authors

Vid Fikfak¹, Puja Gaur¹, Min P Kim²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA Department of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA [email protected].

Abstract

Hematemesis is an uncommon yet challenging presentation of Boerhaave's syndrome. Here, we present minimally invasive management of an esophageal perforation with hematemesis using esophageal stenting in an elderly male with multiple comorbidities.

Publication types

Case Reports