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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
Overview
Boerhaave syndrome was first described in 1724 by the physician Herman Boerhaave, after whom it is named.
Historical Perspective
- Boerhaave syndrome was first described by the physician Herman Boerhaave, Professor of Medicine at Leiden University, in a publication entitled “History of a Grievous Disease Not Previously Described”.[1]
- Dr. Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) described esophageal rupture and the subsequent mediastinal sepsis based upon his careful clinical and autopsy findings. Hundreds of references have since been written about Boerhaave's syndrome.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Tamatey MN, Sereboe LA, Tettey MM, Entsua-Mensah K, Gyan B (2013). "Boerhaave's syndrome: diagnosis and successful primary repair one month after the oesophageal perforation". Ghana Med J. 47 (1): 53–5. PMC 3645189. PMID 23661858.
- ↑ Maurya VK, Sharma P, Ravikumar R, Bhatia M (2016). "Boerhaave's syndrome". Med J Armed Forces India. 72 (Suppl 1): S105–S107. doi:10.1016/j.mjafi.2015.12.004. PMC 5192176. PMID 28050085.
- ↑ Adams BD, Sebastian BM, Carter J (2006). "Honoring the Admiral: Boerhaave-van Wassenaer's syndrome". Dis. Esophagus. 19 (3): 146–51. doi:10.1111/j.1442-2050.2006.00556.x. PMID 16722990.