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13 August 2021: Articles

Successful Late Endoscopic Stent-Grafting in a Patient with Boerhaave Syndrome

Unusual setting of medical care

Jan Śnieżyński B* , Bartosz Wilczyński B , Tomasz Skoczylas A , Grzegorz T. Wallner A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931629

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931629

Figure 2. Radiological presentation of esophageal perforation in Boerhaave syndrome and its sealing with a self-expandable metallic stent. (A) Demonstrates an extravasation of water-soluble contrast through the esophageal perforation 2 days after endoscopic implantation of the Polyflex stent that migrated to the stomach (yellow regular arrow indicates the site of perforation; blue smooth arrow indicates migrated Polyflex stent; red sharp arrow indicates a chest tube). (B) Demonstrates a water-soluble contrast swallow 7 days after endoscopic implantation of the EndoMAXX stent (orange sharp-ended arrow indicates stent across esophago-gastric junction sealing esophageal perforation; red sharp arrow indicates a chest tube).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923