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Excessive vomiting. Alcohol abuse.
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Esophageal rupture (gross pathology)
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Longitudinal tears and longitudinal rupture of the esophageal wall.
Case Discussion
Mallory Weiss syndrome and Boerhaave syndrome are usually the result of excessive vomiting in alcoholics.
Case reproduced with permission, courtesy of Dr. Katharina Glatz, Basel, Switzerland, Pathorama.ch (original case at is here). All rights reserved; please see original case for copyright information.