Author/Editor		Sjekavica, Ivica; Pavliša, Goran; Šeronja-Kuhar, Marina; Moscatello, Ines; Štern-Padovan, Ranka
Title		Boerhaave's syndrome: a case with an atypical right-sided oesophageal perforation
Translated title		Boerhaavejev sindrom: primer neznačilnega predrtja požiralnikove desne stene
Type		članek
Source		Radiol Oncol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 38, št. 1
Publication year		2004
Volume		str. 1-4
Language		eng
Abstract		Background. Boerhaave's syndrome is a complete transmural perforation of the thoracic oesophagus, with the oesophageal tear occurring on the left posterolateral side in 90% of the patients. Case report. We present a case of Boerhaave's syndrome with an atypical feature of right-sided oesophageal rupture. Chest CT has the advantage of imaging all thoracic structures and complications and excluding differentially diagnostic conditions in the case of a high clinical suspicion of oesophageal rupture. Conclusions. CT is especially important in patients whose severe clinical condition does not permit esophagography.
Summary		Izhodišča. Boerhaavejev sindrom imenujemo popolno predrtje požiralnikove stene v predelu prsnega koša. V 90% se pojavi raztrganina na levi posterolateralni strani požiralnika. Prikaz primera. Prikazujemo primer Boerhaavejevega sindroma z neznačilno raztrganino desnega dela požiralnikove stene. Zaključki. CT prsnega koša je prednostna preiskava, saj ob prikazu struktur v prsnem košu lahko vidimo tudi morebitne komplikacije obolenja in CT pomaga pri diferencialni diagnozi, kadar sumimo, da ima bolnik predrt požiralnik. Posebno pomembna pa je CT preiskava, kadar je bolnikovo stanje tako resno, da ne dovoljuje esofagografije.
Descriptors		ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED MIDDLE AGE