Modi Biren P, Owens Christopher, Ashley Stanley W, Colson Yolonda L
Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachussetts 02115, USA.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Apr;81(4):1493-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.04.049.
Rarely, biliary-enteric fistula can result in duodenal obstruction or Bouveret's syndrome. Boerhaave's syndrome is a distal esophageal rupture in the setting of severe emesis. This case is the first reported successful management of these clinical scenarios occurring simultaneously and highlights important features in presentation, diagnosis, and surgical treatment.
