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Table 1 Previously reported cases of Boerhaave syndrome during CRT

From: Boerhaave syndrome due to hypopharyngeal stenosis associated with chemoradiotherapy for hypopharyngeal cancer: a case report

No.

Author

Year

Age

Sex

Days from CRT to onset

Rupture site

Rupture type

Hours from onset to treatment

Treatment

Outcome

1

Okumura

2014

61

M

19

Left side of the lower esophagus

Intrathoracic

19

Surgical (primary suture and covered by omentum)

Postoperative death (24 POD)

2

Furukawa

2015

58

M

8

Left side of the lower esophagus

Mediastinal

8

Conservative (endoscopic stent replacement)

Survive (12 months)

3

Our case

2017

66

M

28

Left side of the lower esophagus

Intrathoracic

21

Surgical (primary suture and covered by omentum)

Survive (11 months)