A 75 Year Old With Dyspnea a Case Report.Observational Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00422760

Enrollment

Registered

2007-01-17

Start date

2007-01-31

Completion date

2007-02-28

Last updated

2007-01-17

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Conditions

Esophageal Perforation

Keywords

esophageal perforation, COPD

Brief summary

Clinical Case report Of spontaneous esophageal perforation in a 75 year old man. He prsented with breathlessness and on investigation found to have esophageal perforation

Detailed description

Boerhaave's syndrome represents a diagnostic dilemma for the physician. Boerhaave's syndrome is an uncommon condition where there is oesophageal rupture following forceful vomiting. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus in 75-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who was referred to our hospital with acute onset of breathlessness. The absence of vomiting prior to presentation is the distinguishing feature of this particular case.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

DEFINED_POPULATION

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* male with esophageal perforation man with COPD

Exclusion criteria

* Iatrogenic perforation

Outcome results