Strecker A, Gillard C, Wohlchies E, Maslowski D, Meignie P
Service de pneumologie, CH Douai.
Rev Pneumol Clin. 1994;50(6):329-31.
We report a case of acute respiratory distress which occurred three days after orthopaedic surgery and which led to the diagnosis of spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus (Boerhaave syndrome). The unusual nature of the signs delayed diagnosis.
