76-yr man gets new lease of life at Alchemist Hospital
Panchkula- A 76-year old man got a new lease of life after getting treated for an uncommon condition- boerhaave’s syndrome with a new endoscopic technique at Alchemist Hospital recently.
Tarsem Singh the patient was admitted at Alchemist Hospital with the history of recurrent bouts of vomiting with brown coloured vomitus associated with severe pain in upper abdomen and lower chest region.
The patient underwent endoscopy by Dr. Daksh Khurana, senior gastroenterologist at Alchemist Hospital, which showed a linear tear at junction of food pipe (esophagus) & stomach & small fistulous opening at the top end. CT Scan also confirmed the above findings. In the past this condition used to be treated by surgical intervention.
The patient was diagnosed to mallory weiss tear with boerhaave’s syndrome in medical terminology. He is a known diabetic, hypertensive and a heart with taking blood thinning medication.
He was a very high risk candidate for surgery in view of old age and comorbidities. A new endoscopic technique was done on him, which saved the life of the patient and avoided surgery. Complete closure of the hole in food pipe was done with over the scope clip (OTSC) with endoscopy.
Patient recovered well from his disease and is on regular follow up and eating well.
Dr. Daksh Khurana said that mallory-weiss syndrome is a condition marked by a tear in the mucous membrane or inner lining, where the esophagus (the tube that connects your throat to your stomach) meets the stomach. Severe and prolonged vomiting can result in tears in the lining of the esophagus, while boerhaave’s syndrome is spontaneous rupture of the oesophagus associated with the result forceful vomiting which is one of the most lethal diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, with a very high mortality rate.
