Esophageal Rupture
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Background
- Also known as "Boerhaave's"
- d/t incr pressure of low chest/abd= tear in esoph
Diagnosis
- esophageal inj is rare but bad & hard dx to make
- suspect if L htx or ptx w/o rib fx, or pneumomediastinum,
Treatment
- Controversial if no sx
- Consider prophy aby
- Surgical consult