Boerhaave syndrome causes
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Overview
Boerhaave syndrome (BHS) causes include seizures, severe straining, vomiting, child birth, Iatrogenic, prolonged coughing or laughing.
Causes
The causes of BHS are as follows:[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Life-threatening causes
Common causes
Less common causes
- Childbirth
- Prolonged coughing or laughing
References
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- ↑ Tullavardhana T (2015). “Iatrogenic Esophageal Perforation”. J Med Assoc Thai. 98 Suppl 9: S177–83. PMID 26817229.
- ↑ Chirica M, Champault A, Dray X, Sulpice L, Munoz-Bongrand N, Sarfati E, Cattan P (2010). “Esophageal perforations”. J Visc Surg. 147 (3): e117–28. doi:10.1016/j.jviscsurg.2010.08.003. PMID 20833121.
- ↑ Monu NC, Murphy BL (2013). “Intramural esophageal dissection associated with esophageal perforation”. R I Med J (2013). 96 (7): 44–6. PMID 23819141.
- ↑ Aronberg RM, Punekar SR, Adam SI, Judson BL, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG (2015). “Esophageal perforation caused by edible foreign bodies: a systematic review of the literature”. Laryngoscope. 125 (2): 371–8. doi:10.1002/lary.24899. PMID 25155167.
- ↑ Wu HC, Hsia JY, Hsu CP (2008). “Esophageal laceration with intramural dissection mimics esophageal perforation”. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 7 (5): 864–5. doi:10.1510/icvts.2008.181560. PMID 18641013.
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