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      Minimally invasive endoscopic therapy for the management of Boerhaave's syndrome.

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          Abstract

          Boerhaave's syndrome represents the most lethal of all gastrointestinal perforations. In 2009 a treatment algorithm was published based on current level 4 evidence indicating that all septic patients should be treated surgically, early presentations without sepsis endoscopically and delayed presentations without sepsis conservatively. No provision was made for septic patients unfit for surgical intervention. Using a case series, we demonstrate how minimally invasive endoscopic therapies can be used successfully to manage such a cohort.

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          Journal
          Ann R Coll Surg Engl
          Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
          Royal College of Surgeons of England
          1478-7083
          0035-8843
          Nov 2013
          : 95
          : 8
          Affiliations
          [1 ] NHS Lanarkshire, c/o Hasan Kasem at Wishaw General Hospital, 50 Netherton Street, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire ML2 0DP, UK. jenniferdarrien@hotmail.com.
          Article
          10.1308/rcsann.2013.95.8.552
          4311528
          24165335
          172bbf16-9284-4372-a8b6-05b046897580
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