Boerhaave syndrome historical perspective

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]

Overview

Boerhaave syndrome was first described in 1724 by the physician Herman Boerhaave, after whom it is named.

Historical Perspective

Boerhaave syndrome was first described by the physician Herman Boerhaave, Professor of Medicine at Leiden University, in a publication entitled “History of a Grievous Disease Not Previously Described”.^[1]
Dr. Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) described esophageal rupture and the subsequent mediastinal sepsis based upon his careful clinical and autopsy findings. Hundreds of references have since been written about Boerhaave’s syndrome.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Tamatey MN, Sereboe LA, Tettey MM, Entsua-Mensah K, Gyan B (2013). “Boerhaave’s syndrome: diagnosis and successful primary repair one month after the oesophageal perforation”. Ghana Med J. 47 (1): 53–5. PMC 3645189. PMID 23661858.
↑ Maurya VK, Sharma P, Ravikumar R, Bhatia M (2016). “Boerhaave’s syndrome”. Med J Armed Forces India. 72 (Suppl 1): S105–S107. doi:10.1016/j.mjafi.2015.12.004. PMC 5192176. PMID 28050085.
↑ Adams BD, Sebastian BM, Carter J (2006). “Honoring the Admiral: Boerhaave-van Wassenaer’s syndrome”. Dis. Esophagus. 19 (3): 146–51. doi:10.1111/j.1442-2050.2006.00556.x. PMID 16722990.

Overview