Misdiagnosed chest pain: Spontaneous esophageal rupture
Acta Cardiologica Sinica, cilt.29, sa.1, ss.94-97, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Dergi Adı: Acta Cardiologica Sinica
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.94-97
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Chest pain, Coronary artery disease, Esophageal rupture, Misdiagnosis
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Chest pain is one of themost common complaints expressed by patients presenting to the emergency department, and any initial evaluation should always consider life-threatening causes. Esophageal rupture is a serious condition with a highmortality rate. If diagnosed, successful therapy depends on the size of the rupture and the time elapsed between rupture and diagnosis.We report on a 41-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department complaining of left-sided chest pain for two hours.