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    "pk": 20907,
    "title": "A Critical Combination of Esophageal Rupture and Upside-down Stomach: A Case Report",
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    "abstract": "<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Spontaneous esophageal rupture, or Boerhaave syndrome, and upside-down stomach are rare pathologies associated with grave sequelae. Boerhaave syndrome can have a mortality rate as high as 44%. Upside-down stomach accounts for less than 5% of hiatal hernias and can lead to incarceration and volvulus.</p>\n<p><strong>Case Report:</strong> An 80-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with sudden onset, severe epigastric pain. Physical examination revealed normal vital signs with mild epigastric tenderness. Imaging obtained revealed a large hiatal hernia and findings concerning for esophageal perforation. The patient was started on 3.375 grams of intravenous piperacillin/tazobactam, and transfer to a tertiary care facility was initiated. After transfer, esophagography confirmed a perforation near the gastroesophageal junction and findings consistent with an upside-down stomach. The patient underwent successful repair of the esophageal perforation and gastropexy followed by intensive care unit admission and ultimately discharge.</p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Boerhaave syndrome and upside-down stomach are two conditions with high associated morbidity and mortality requiring prompt intervention. Information obtained in the history and physical examination including acute onset of chest pain after vomiting, tachypnea, subcutaneous emphysema, and hypoxia can assist in the diagnosis of the described pathologies. These signs and symptoms can be subtle on examination but are important in raising clinical suspicion for an otherwise rare etiology for acute onset chest pain.</p>",
    "language": "eng",
    "license": {
        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"
    },
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "Esophageal Rupture"
        },
        {
            "word": "Boerhaave Syndrome"
        },
        {
            "word": "upside-down stomach"
        },
        {
            "word": "Hiatal Hernia"
        },
        {
            "word": "case report"
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    "section": "Case Reports",
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            "first_name": "Kay",
            "middle_name": "Nicole",
            "last_name": "Tipton",
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            "institution": "UNC Health Southeastern, Department of Emergency Medicine, Lumberton, North Carolina; Campbell University, School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residency, Lumberton, North Carolina",
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        },
        {
            "first_name": "Daniel",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Schroder",
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            "institution": "UNC Health Southeastern, Department of Emergency Medicine, Lumberton, North Carolina; Campbell University, School of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Residency, Lumberton, North Carolina",
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        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": "2024-04-17T12:46:49.376000-07:00",
    "date_accepted": "2024-04-17T12:49:21.144000-07:00",
    "date_published": "2024-04-17T06:00:00-07:00",
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