Boerhaave’s syndrome during bowel preparation with polyethylene glycol in a patient with postpolypectomy bleeding

Boerhaave’s syndrome is spontaneous rupture of the esophagus,a rare condition with high mortality that occurs most often after forceful vomiting.Polyethylene glycol(PEG) solution is the most common preparation used for colonoscopy.Since large volumes have to be ingested,PEG may induce severe vomitin...

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Published in:World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy 2013-05, Vol.5 (5), p.270-272
Main Authors: Yu, Ji-Youn, Kim, Seung-Kyoung, Jang, Eun-Chul, Yeom, Ju-Ok, Kim, Sun-Young, Cho, Young-Seok
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
Colonoscopy
Esophageal
glycols
perforation
Polyethylene
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Summary:Boerhaave’s syndrome is spontaneous rupture of the esophagus,a rare condition with high mortality that occurs most often after forceful vomiting.Polyethylene glycol(PEG) solution is the most common preparation used for colonoscopy.Since large volumes have to be ingested,PEG may induce severe vomiting or retching.However,Boerhaave’s syndrome has rarely been reported as a potential problem related to PEG solution.We report a case of spontaneous esophageal rupture due to violent vomiting during bowel preparation with PEG solution in a patient with postpolypectomy bleeding.
ISSN:1948-5190
1948-5190
DOI:10.4253/wjge.v5.i5.270