Mucosal tears at the oesophagogastric junction (the Mallory-Weiss syndrome)

Mucosal tears at the oesophagogastric junction (the Mallory-Weiss syndrome).

This is a re-appraisal of the supposedly rare Mallory-Weiss syndrome in which 11 patients with mucosal tears at the oesophagogastric junction are described. The fact that these cases were collected from general hospitals within a short period suggests that the condition is more common than supposed and may account for a considerable proportion of the 20 to 25% of patients with upper gastrointes...

Introducing Two Patients With Mallory-Weiss Syndrome

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Circumferential distribution and location of Mallory-Weiss tears: recent trends

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Mallory-Weiss tears (MWTs) are not only a common cause of acute nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding but also an iatrogenic adverse event related to endoscopic procedures. However, changes in the clinical characteristics and endoscopic features of MWTs over the past decade have not been reported. The aim of this study was to investigate recent trends in the etiology a...

Asymptomatic Free Air Caused by Mallory-Weiss Tears during Endoscopy.

An 80-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer which extended from the antrum to the bulbus of the duodenum. Although the patient did not struggle or retch during endoscopy, multiple mucosal lacerations were observed in the proximal stomach by Mallory-Weiss tears. No evidence of perforation was identified at the sites. The day after endoscopy, com...

Hiatus hernia and Mallory-Weiss syndrome.