Archive for December 10th, 2008

Boerhaave's Syndrome - Spontaneous Rupture of the Esophagus

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Case Presentation:
An 80 year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, renal cell carcinoma, and status-post nephrectomy, experienced an episode of choking, coughing and vomiting when she had difficulty swallowing her Centrum Silver tablet. Soon after vomiting, the patient developed severe chest pain with radiation to her back. The pai…