Keywords
Esophageal perforation
Boerhaave Syndrome
Mediastinitis
Mediastinal Diseases
Subcutaneous Emphysema
Self Expandable Metallic Stents
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Abstract
Boerhaave's syndrome is a rare pathology with a mortality rate of 30-50%. It consists of a spontaneous transmural tear of the esophagus secondary to a sudden increase in intraluminal esophageal pressure, which in only two reports in the literature has been causally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. We present the case of a 68-year-old male patient with a sudden onset clinical picture consisting of abundant episodes of emesis who subsequently presented respiratory deterioration associated with subcutaneous emphysema in the right hemithorax. Pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 and Boerhaave's Syndrome was documented, so he was taken to esophagography, and given the torpid post-surgical evolution, endoluminal vacuum therapy was indicated with favorable progress after 4 months of follow-up. This pathology represents a diagnostic challenge due to its nonspecific clinical presentation, so the delay in recognition will directly impact the therapeutic approach and prognosis.
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