Abstract
Tension pneumothorax is a rare and potentially life-threatening clinical complication. A 43-year-old Caucasian woman with type 1 diabetes mellitus presented with nausea and retching and examination revealed dehydration. Laboratory parameters were consistent with a diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis, which responded to therapy. Suddenly, 30 hours later, she developed cardiorespiratory compromise due to a tension pneumothorax. After emergent decompression and catheter placement, computerized tomographic scan of the chest demonstrated esophageal-pleural fistula confirming Boerhaave syndrome as the etiology for the pneumothorax. The patient underwent emergent esophagectomy with pleural washout with a subsequent gastric pull-up surgery. Boerhaave syndrome frequently presents atypically with chest pain, dyspnea, and nausea. It communicates with the left pleural space in 80% to 90% of cases, but
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 349-352 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Intensive Care Medicine |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
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Boerhaave syndrome presenting as tension pneumothorax : First reported north American case. / Vallabhajosyula, Saraschandra; Sundaragiri, Pranathi R.; Berim, Ilya.
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AU - Vallabhajosyula, Saraschandra
AU - Sundaragiri, Pranathi R.
AU - Berim, Ilya
PY - 2014
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N2 - Tension pneumothorax is a rare and potentially life-threatening clinical complication. A 43-year-old Caucasian woman with type 1 diabetes mellitus presented with nausea and retching and examination revealed dehydration. Laboratory parameters were consistent with a diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis, which responded to therapy. Suddenly, 30 hours later, she developed cardiorespiratory compromise due to a tension pneumothorax. After emergent decompression and catheter placement, computerized tomographic scan of the chest demonstrated esophageal-pleural fistula confirming Boerhaave syndrome as the etiology for the pneumothorax. The patient underwent emergent esophagectomy with pleural washout with a subsequent gastric pull-up surgery. Boerhaave syndrome frequently presents atypically with chest pain, dyspnea, and nausea. It communicates with the left pleural space in 80% to 90% of cases, but
AB - Tension pneumothorax is a rare and potentially life-threatening clinical complication. A 43-year-old Caucasian woman with type 1 diabetes mellitus presented with nausea and retching and examination revealed dehydration. Laboratory parameters were consistent with a diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis, which responded to therapy. Suddenly, 30 hours later, she developed cardiorespiratory compromise due to a tension pneumothorax. After emergent decompression and catheter placement, computerized tomographic scan of the chest demonstrated esophageal-pleural fistula confirming Boerhaave syndrome as the etiology for the pneumothorax. The patient underwent emergent esophagectomy with pleural washout with a subsequent gastric pull-up surgery. Boerhaave syndrome frequently presents atypically with chest pain, dyspnea, and nausea. It communicates with the left pleural space in 80% to 90% of cases, but
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