Esophageal perforation refers to a hole or rupture in the esophagus. It is a serious, life threatening condition that requires prompt treatment. Learn more here.

While most episodes of vomiting don't lead to Boerhaave syndrome, it is a rare possibility, and vomiting can cause other ...

A man ended up with a torn esophagus after eating an extremely spicy pepper. What's False The heat from the pepper did not burn a hole in his throat. In October 2016, a story cropped up about a 47 ...

A man who entered a ghost pepper-eating contest landed himself in the hospital with a 1-inch hole in his esophagus – a condition that can be fatal – according to a new report.

Excessive vomiting tore a hole in his esophagus. (NEWSER) – The ghost pepper is one of the world's hottest peppers, with a Scoville rating of more than a million. So it might follow that you ...

After Aimee Chapman bought injectables online, she ended up in the ICU with a hole in her esophagus. She almost needed a liver transpant and later, all of her hair fell out.

And yet, the Journal of Emergency Medicine reports on the unusual case of a man who tore a hole in his esophagus […] The ghost pepper is one of the world’s hottest peppers, with a Scoville ...

Chapman had developed a hole in her esophagus and liver failure — and then her hair falling out — leading her to regret taking the medication; ...

A hole in your throat is nothing to sneeze at, as shown by a case report recently published in BMJ Case Reports. And the case report showed the dangers of pinching your nose and closing your mouth ...

It all happened so quickly,” Chapman said. “I was told the hole in the esophagus can kill people and I may have needed a new liver. They said I could've died. ...