True about Boerhoeve&;s syndrome except
MC at lower 1/3rd
Hematemesis is early symptoms
Acute chest pain
Surgically treated
Occurs classically when a person vomits against a closed glottis.The pressure in the oesophagus increases rapidly and the oesophagus bursts at its weakest point in the lower third. Bailey and Love 26 th ed, pg 992
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