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==Overview==
==Overview==
[[Boerhaave syndrome]] is a spontaneous [[longitudinal]] perforation of the [[esophagus]] due to a sudden rise in [[intraesophageal pressure]] combined with negative [[intrathoracic pressure]]. It is commonly associated with the consumption of excessive food and/or [[alcohol]] or underlying medication-induced [[esophagitis]], [[eosinophilic esophagitis]], [[Barrett's esophagus|Barrett's]] or [[Infection|infectious]] ulcers.
==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
* Boerhaave syndrome is a spontaneous perforation of the esophagus due to a sudden rise in intraesophageal pressure combined with negative intrathoracic pressure (eg, severe straining, vomiting or seizures) as a result of neuromuscular incoordination. 


* Boerhaave syndrome is commonly associated with the consumption of excessive food and/or alcohol.
=== Pathogenesis ===
* [[Boerhaave syndrome]] is a spontaneous [[perforation]] of the [[esophagus]] due to a sudden rise in [[intraesophageal pressure]] combined with negative [[Thoracic cavity|intrathoracic]] pressure.  Some situations that can induce Boerhaave syndrome include:<ref name="pmid2730190">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pate JW, Walker WA, Cole FH, Owen EW, Johnson WH |title=Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: a 30-year experience |journal=Ann. Thorac. Surg. |volume=47 |issue=5 |pages=689–92 |year=1989 |pmid=2730190 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
** Severe straining
** [[Nausea and vomiting|Vomiting]]
** [[Seizure|Seizures]]
* In [[Boerhaave syndrome]], the spontaneous [[transmural]] [[perforation]] may be as a result of [[neuromuscular]] [[incoordination]] resulting in a [[longitudinal]] [[esophageal perforation]].<ref name="pmid29335355">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yang W, Sahota RS, Das S |title=Snap, crackle and pop: when sneezing leads to crackling in the neck |journal=BMJ Case Rep |volume=2018 |issue= |pages= |date=January 2018 |pmid=29335355 |doi=10.1136/bcr-2016-218906 |url=}}</ref> 
* The most common [[Anatomy|anatomical]] location of the esophageal perforation in Boerhaave syndrome is at the left posterolateral wall of the distal intrathoracic esophagus (the distal third of the [[esophagus]] is inherently weaker than the rest of the [[esophagus]]) and 2-3 cm before the stomach. However, the esophageal perforation in Boerhaave syndrome can also occur in the [[cervical]] or intra-abdominal [[esophagus]].<ref name="pmid25191485">{{cite journal |vauthors=Razi E, Davoodabadi A, Razi A |title=Spontaneous esophageal perforation presenting as a right-sided pleural effusion: a case report |journal=Tanaffos |volume=12 |issue=4 |pages=53–7 |date=2013 |pmid=25191485 |pmc=4153269 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
 
== Associated conditions ==
* Boerhaave syndrome usually occurs in patients with a normal underlying [[esophagus]] while some patients have underlying medication-induced [[esophagitis]], [[eosinophilic esophagitis]], [[Barrett's esophagus|Barrett's]] or [[Infection|infectious]] ulcers.<ref name="pmid24714779">{{cite journal |vauthors=Jackson WE, Mehendiratta V, Palazzo J, Dimarino AJ, Quirk DM, Cohen S |title=Boerhaave's syndrome as an initial presentation of eosinophilic esophagitis: a case series |journal=Ann Gastroenterol |volume=26 |issue=2 |pages=166–169 |date=2013 |pmid=24714779 |pmc=3959943 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18407800">{{cite journal |vauthors=Straumann A, Bussmann C, Zuber M, Vannini S, Simon HU, Schoepfer A |title=Eosinophilic esophagitis: analysis of food impaction and perforation in 251 adolescent and adult patients |journal=Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. |volume=6 |issue=5 |pages=598–600 |date=May 2008 |pmid=18407800 |doi=10.1016/j.cgh.2008.02.003 |url=}}</ref>
* Boerhaave syndrome is commonly associated with the consumption of excessive [[alcohol]] or over eating, or both. Either of these can induce [[Nausea and vomiting|vomiting]].<ref name="pmid23661858">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tamatey MN, Sereboe LA, Tettey MM, Entsua-Mensah K, Gyan B |title=Boerhaave's syndrome: diagnosis and successful primary repair one month after the oesophageal perforation |journal=Ghana Med J |volume=47 |issue=1 |pages=53–5 |date=March 2013 |pmid=23661858 |pmc=3645189 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid236618582">{{cite journal |vauthors=Tamatey MN, Sereboe LA, Tettey MM, Entsua-Mensah K, Gyan B |title=Boerhaave's syndrome: diagnosis and successful primary repair one month after the oesophageal perforation |journal=Ghana Med J |volume=47 |issue=1 |pages=53–5 |date=March 2013 |pmid=23661858 |pmc=3645189 |doi= |url=}}</ref>


* Boerhaave syndrome usually occurs in patients with a normal underlying esophagus, some patients with Boerhaave syndrome has underlying medication-induced esophagitis, eosinophilic esophagitis, Barrett's or infectious ulcers.  
== Gross pathology ==
* In [[Boerhaave syndrome]] the gross pathology is based on the underlying condition of [[esophagus]] which could be normal, [[eosinophilic esophagitis]], [[Barrett's esophagus|Barrett's]] or [[Infection|infectious]] ulcer.


* The most common anatomical location of the esophageal perforation in Boerhaave syndrome is at left posterolateral wall of the distal intrathoracic esophagus, 2-3 cm before the [[stomach]]. However, the esophageal perforation in Boerhaave syndrome can occur in the cervical or intra-abdominal esophagus.<ref name="pmid17263979">{{cite journal |author=Korn O, Oñate JC, López R |title=Anatomy of the Boerhaave syndrome |journal=Surgery |volume=141 |issue=2 |pages=222–8 |year=2007 |pmid=17263979 |doi=10.1016/j.surg.2006.06.034}}</ref>
== Microscopic pathology ==
* In [[Boerhaave syndrome]] the microscopic pathology is based on the underlying condition of the [[esophagus]] which could be normal, [[eosinophilic esophagitis]], [[Barrett's esophagus|Barrett's]] or [[Infection|infectious]] ulcer.


==References==
==References==
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Overview

Boerhaave syndrome is a spontaneous longitudinal perforation of the esophagus due to a sudden rise in intraesophageal pressure combined with negative intrathoracic pressure. It is commonly associated with the consumption of excessive food and/or alcohol or underlying medication-induced esophagitis, eosinophilic esophagitis, Barrett's or infectious ulcers.

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References

  1. Pate JW, Walker WA, Cole FH, Owen EW, Johnson WH (1989). "Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: a 30-year experience". Ann. Thorac. Surg. 47 (5): 689–92. PMID 2730190.
  2. Yang W, Sahota RS, Das S (January 2018). "Snap, crackle and pop: when sneezing leads to crackling in the neck". BMJ Case Rep. 2018. doi:10.1136/bcr-2016-218906. PMID 29335355.
  3. Razi E, Davoodabadi A, Razi A (2013). "Spontaneous esophageal perforation presenting as a right-sided pleural effusion: a case report". Tanaffos. 12 (4): 53–7. PMC 4153269. PMID 25191485.
  4. Jackson WE, Mehendiratta V, Palazzo J, Dimarino AJ, Quirk DM, Cohen S (2013). "Boerhaave's syndrome as an initial presentation of eosinophilic esophagitis: a case series". Ann Gastroenterol. 26 (2): 166–169. PMC 3959943. PMID 24714779.
  5. Straumann A, Bussmann C, Zuber M, Vannini S, Simon HU, Schoepfer A (May 2008). "Eosinophilic esophagitis: analysis of food impaction and perforation in 251 adolescent and adult patients". Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 6 (5): 598–600. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2008.02.003. PMID 18407800.
  6. Tamatey MN, Sereboe LA, Tettey MM, Entsua-Mensah K, Gyan B (March 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.
  7. Tamatey MN, Sereboe LA, Tettey MM, Entsua-Mensah K, Gyan B (March 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.

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