http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Digital-Portals/CT-Community/Boerhaave-s-syndrome.aspx<p>A 51-year-old woman presented to our emergency room with acute onset of left shoulder and epigastric pain. The pain followed an episode of choking and retching during a dinner at a steakhouse. On physical exam her abdomen was tender to palpation most notably in the upper quadrants where she had guarding and rebound tenderness. Laboratory values were unremarkable. </p>Wednesday, 09 Jun 2010 15:47:21 GMT