When a ‘spontaneous perforation’ of the oesophagus occurs as a result of severe barotrauma while a person vomit against a closed glottis, what is the condition known as
Correct Answer: Boerhaave syndrome
Description: The pressure in the oesophagus increases rapidly and the oesophagus burst at its weakest point in the lower third sending a stream of material into the mediastinum and often the pleural cavity as well.
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