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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Natural History== | |||
==Complications== | ==Complications== | ||
It can cause [[pneumomediastinum]] and/or [[mediastinitis]] (air or inflammation of the [[mediastinum]]) and [[sepsis]]. | It can cause [[pneumomediastinum]] and/or [[mediastinitis]] (air or inflammation of the [[mediastinum]]) and [[sepsis]]. | ||
==Prognosis== | ==Prognosis== | ||
With the exception of few case reports describing survival without surgery,<ref>{{eMedicine|article|171683|Boerhaave syndrome}}</ref> the mortality of untreated Boerhaave syndrome is nearly 100%. | With the exception of few case reports describing survival without surgery,<ref>{{eMedicine|article|171683|Boerhaave syndrome}}</ref> the mortality of untreated Boerhaave syndrome is nearly 100%. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Natural History
Complications
It can cause pneumomediastinum and/or mediastinitis (air or inflammation of the mediastinum) and sepsis.
Prognosis
With the exception of few case reports describing survival without surgery,[1] the mortality of untreated Boerhaave syndrome is nearly 100%.