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Vomiting in pregnancy resulting in oesophageal perforation in a 15-year-old

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

T. J. Woolford ,
A. R. Birzgalis ,
C. Lundell  and
W. T. Farrington
T. J. Woolford*
Affiliation:
University Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester
A. R. Birzgalis
Affiliation:
University Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester
C. Lundell
Affiliation:
University Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester
W. T. Farrington
Affiliation:
University Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester
*
T. J. Woolford, University Department of Otolaryngology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester
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Abstract

Spontaneous perforation of the oesophagus is extremely rare in children, as is perforation due to vomiting in pregnancy. We report the case of a 15-year-old in whom vomiting inearly pregnancy resulted in oesophageal perforation with subcutaneous emphysema causing marked facial swelling in the absence of other signs. The more common clinical presentation of spontaneous oesophageal rupture (Boerhaave's syndrome) is discussed.

Keywords

OesophagusRupturespontaneous
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 11 , November 1993 , pp. 1059 - 1060
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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