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SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES
Volume 25, Issue 11, Pages 3613-3619Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-011-1767-1
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Boerhaave's syndrome; Esophageal perforation; Early diagnosis; Endoscopy; Stents; Surgical procedures; Minimally invasive
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Background This retrospective single-institution study presents a successful treatment strategy for Boerhaave's syndrome. Methods During 1995-2008, 15 patients with spontaneous esophageal perforation were treated. Patients were grouped according to time from symptoms to referral (early, <24 h; late,[24 h). In group I (early, n = 8 patients) treatment comprised primary surgical esophageal repair in seven cases and endoscopic clipping in one case. In group II (late, n = 7 patients) treatment comprised esophagectomy without primary reconstruction (4 cases) or controlled esophagocutaneous fistula (3 cases). Measures of outcome included age (years), delay to diagnosis (h), severe sepsis on admission, mortality, and hospital and intensive care unit (ICU) stay. Results The overall hospital mortality rate was 6.6% (1/15), being 0% (0/8) in group I and 14.2% (1/7) in group II. Patient age (49.6 vs. 68.6 years, P < 0.0001), delay to diagnosis (17.75 vs. 69 h, P < 0.0001), severe sepsis on admission (0 vs. 4, P = 0.0256), and ICU stay (4 vs. 14 days, P = 0.006) were all greater in group II. Conclusions Early diagnosis and carefully selected therapeutic tactics can reduce the mortality rate of Boerhaave's syndrome to an acceptably low level. Methods of organ preservation and minimally invasive techniques can be applied successfully in the treatment.
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