Boerhaave syndrome associated with portal hypertension with varicose veins of the esophagus

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Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus is a disease that directly threatens the patient's life. One of the earliest descriptions of the beginning of the XVIII century belongs to the Dutch physician H. Burchaave. A clinical case of treatment of a female patient with spontaneous rupture of the esophagus (Burhave syndrome) against the background of cirrhosis of the liver and significant varicose veins of the esophagus is presented. When using extracavitary vacuum therapy, rapid epithelialization of the esophageal rupture site was noted, followed by regression of the cavity in the mediastinum. This could be facilitated by a specific thickening of the wall caused by varicose veins of the esophagus.

Subsequently, on the 12th day of follow-up, the patient developed massive bleeding from varicose veins of the cardiac stomach, and therefore underwent emergency surgery. The fatal outcome was due to the development of postoperative complications against the background of severe initial pathology. According to autopsy data, complete healing of the esophageal defect and resolution of mediastinitis were noted.

Thus, in such a serious life-threatening condition as spontaneous rupture of the esophagus, varicose veins can play the role of a protective factor in the form of temporary tamponade of the injury zone and prevent the lightning-fast development of mediastinitis.

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Damir Abdulovich Demaldinov

Astrakhan State Medical University

Author for correspondence.
Email: demdamir@yandex.ru

Ph.D., Associate Professor

Russian Federation, Astrakhan

Robert Damerovich Mustafin

Astrakhan State Medical University

Email: robert-mustafin1@yandex.ru

M.D., Professor, Head of the Department of Faculty Surgery

Russian Federation, Astrakhan

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2. Fig. 1. Fibroesophagoscopy: a) transmural defect of the esophagus; b) a cavity in the mediastinum.

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3. Fig. 2. CT scan of the chest. Frontal projection (a). Sagittal projection (b). Signs of pneumomediastinum.

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4. Fig. 3. CT scan of the chest organs. Front projection. Absence of signs of pneumohydromediastinum.

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