[Surgical treatment of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: case report]. / Trattamento chirurgico della rottura spontanea dell'esofago: descrizione di un caso clinico.

ABSTRACT

Boerhaave's syndrome is a rare and severe syndrome, with a mortality rate around 40%. The Authors report a case recently observed and through a Literature review stress the importance of an early diagnosis and quick surgical treatment as far as quoad vitam prognosis is concerned.