Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management
Mallory-weiss syndrome
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Schroder, JN; Branch, MS
December 1, 2010
Mallory and Weiss first described gastroesophageal tears causing gastrointestinal bleeding in 15 alcoholic patients in 1929 [1]. Since this time, longitudinal mucosal lacerations, associated with forceful retching, has become a well-known cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The prevalence of Mallory-Weiss Syndrome is reported to be approximately 5% of patients suffering acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding, but may be higher [2-4]. The presence of Mallory-Weiss tears without acute bleeding is difficult to quantify and their clinical significance is debatable. © 2010 Springer-Verlag New York.
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Schroder, J. N., & Branch, M. S. (2010). Mallory-weiss syndrome. In Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management (pp. 79–84). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1693-8_7
Schroder, J. N., and M. S. Branch. “Mallory-weiss syndrome.” In Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management, 79–84, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1693-8_7.
Schroder JN, Branch MS. Mallory-weiss syndrome. In: Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management. 2010. p. 79–84.
Schroder, J. N., and M. S. Branch. “Mallory-weiss syndrome.” Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management, 2010, pp. 79–84. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1693-8_7.
Schroder JN, Branch MS. Mallory-weiss syndrome. Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management. 2010. p. 79–84.