Abstract
Six patients with spontaneous rupture of the esophagus (Boerhaave's syndrome) were surgically treated in the Department of Surgery II, Kyushu University. Two patients underwent esophageal resection. Histopathologic examinations revealed the absence of muscularis mucosa around the sites of esophageal rupture in these two patients. In the patient treated most recently, serial histologic investigation demonstrated that the lack of muscularis mucosa existed not only around but also along the longitudinal extension of the site of rupture. This finding suggests that lack of muscularis mucosa in the esophageal wall may be one cause of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 420-422 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | The American Journal of Surgery |
| Volume | 158 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Lack of muscularis mucosa and the occurrence of Boerhaave's syndrome. / Kuwano, Hiroyuki; Matsumata, Takashi; Adachi, Eisuke; Ohno, Shinji; Matsuda, Hiroyuki; Mori, Masaki; Sugimachi, Keizo.
In: The American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 158, No. 5, 11.1989, p. 420-422.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Lack of muscularis mucosa and the occurrence of Boerhaave's syndrome
AU - Kuwano, Hiroyuki
AU - Matsumata, Takashi
AU - Adachi, Eisuke
AU - Ohno, Shinji
AU - Matsuda, Hiroyuki
AU - Mori, Masaki
AU - Sugimachi, Keizo
PY - 1989/11
Y1 - 1989/11
N2 - Six patients with spontaneous rupture of the esophagus (Boerhaave's syndrome) were surgically treated in the Department of Surgery II, Kyushu University. Two patients underwent esophageal resection. Histopathologic examinations revealed the absence of muscularis mucosa around the sites of esophageal rupture in these two patients. In the patient treated most recently, serial histologic investigation demonstrated that the lack of muscularis mucosa existed not only around but also along the longitudinal extension of the site of rupture. This finding suggests that lack of muscularis mucosa in the esophageal wall may be one cause of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus.
AB - Six patients with spontaneous rupture of the esophagus (Boerhaave's syndrome) were surgically treated in the Department of Surgery II, Kyushu University. Two patients underwent esophageal resection. Histopathologic examinations revealed the absence of muscularis mucosa around the sites of esophageal rupture in these two patients. In the patient treated most recently, serial histologic investigation demonstrated that the lack of muscularis mucosa existed not only around but also along the longitudinal extension of the site of rupture. This finding suggests that lack of muscularis mucosa in the esophageal wall may be one cause of spontaneous rupture of the esophagus.
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