Mallory-Weiss syndrome
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Mallory-Weiss syndrome refers to bleeding from tears (a Mallory-Weiss tear) in the mucosa at the junction of the stomach and esophagus, usually caused by severe retching, coughing, or vomiting.
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Causes
It is often associated with alcoholism[1] and eating disorders and there is some evidence that presence of a hiatal hernia is a required predisposing condition.
Presentation
Mallory-Weiss syndrome often presents as an episode of vomiting up blood (hematemesis) after violent retching or vomiting, but may also be noticed as old blood in the stool (melena), and a history of retching may be absent.
In most cases, the bleeding stops spontaneously after 24-48 hours, but endoscopic or surgical treatment is sometimes required and rarely the condition is fatal.
Diagnosis
Definitive diagnosis is by endoscopy.
Treatment
Treatment is usually supportive as persistent bleeding is uncommon. However cauterization or injection of epinephrine[2] to stop the bleeding may be undertaken during the index endoscopy procedure.
Very rarely embolization of the arteries supplying the region may be required to stop the bleeding.
History
The condition was first described in 1929 by G. Kenneth Mallory and Soma Weiss in 15 alcoholic patients.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ {{#if:Caroli A, Follador R, Gobbi V, Breda P, Ricci G |{{#if: |[[{{{authorlink}}}|{{#if: |{{{last}}}{{#if: |, {{{first}}} }} |Caroli A, Follador R, Gobbi V, Breda P, Ricci G }}]] |{{#if: |{{{last}}}{{#if: |, {{{first}}} }} |Caroli A, Follador R, Gobbi V, Breda P, Ricci G }} }} }}{{#if:Caroli A, Follador R, Gobbi V, Breda P, Ricci G |{{#if: | ; {{{coauthors}}} }} }}{{#if: | ({{{date}}}) |{{#if:1989 |{{#if: | ({{{month}}} 1989) | (1989) }} }} }}{{#if:Caroli A, Follador R, Gobbi V, Breda P, Ricci G | . }}{{#if:Caroli A, Follador R, Gobbi V, Breda P, Ricci G1989 | }}{{#ifeq: | no | | {{#if: |“|"}} }}{{#if: |[{{{url}}} [Mallory-Weiss syndrome. Personal experience and review of the literature]] |[Mallory-Weiss syndrome. Personal experience and review of the literature] }}{{#ifeq: | no | | {{#if:|”|"}} }}{{#if:Italian | (in Italian) }}{{#if: | ({{{format}}}) }}{{#if:Minerva dietologica e gastroenterologica |. Minerva dietologica e gastroenterologica }}{{#if:35 | 35 }}{{#if:1 | (1) }}{{#if:7–12 |: 7–12 }}{{#if: |. {{#if: |{{{location}}}: }}{{{publisher}}} }}{{#if: |. doi:[1] }}{{#if: |. ISSN {{{issn}}} }}{{#if:2657497 |. PMID 2657497 }}{{#if: |. Bibcode: {{{bibcode}}} }}{{#if: |. OCLC {{{oclc}}} }}{{#if: |. {{{id}}} }}{{#if: |. Retrieved on [[{{{accessdate}}}]]{{#if: | , [[{{{accessyear}}}]] }} }}{{#if: | Retrieved on {{{accessmonthday}}}, {{{accessyear}}} }}{{#if: | Retrieved on {{{accessdaymonth}}} {{{accessyear}}} }}{{#if: |. [{{{laysummary}}} Lay summary]{{#if: | – {{{laysource}}}}} }}{{#if: | ([[{{{laydate}}}]]) }}.{{#if: | “{{{quote}}}” }}
- ↑ {{#if:Gawrieh S, Shaker R |{{#if: |[[{{{authorlink}}}|{{#if: |{{{last}}}{{#if: |, {{{first}}} }} |Gawrieh S, Shaker R }}]] |{{#if: |{{{last}}}{{#if: |, {{{first}}} }} |Gawrieh S, Shaker R }} }} }}{{#if:Gawrieh S, Shaker R |{{#if: | ; {{{coauthors}}} }} }}{{#if: | ({{{date}}}) |{{#if:2005 |{{#if: | ({{{month}}} 2005) | (2005) }} }} }}{{#if:Gawrieh S, Shaker R | . }}{{#if:Gawrieh S, Shaker R2005 | }}{{#ifeq: | no | | {{#if: |“|"}} }}{{#if: |[{{{url}}} Treatment of actively bleeding Mallory-Weiss syndrome: epinephrine injection or band ligation?] |Treatment of actively bleeding Mallory-Weiss syndrome: epinephrine injection or band ligation? }}{{#ifeq: | no | | {{#if:|”|"}} }}{{#if: | (in {{{language}}}) }}{{#if: | ({{{format}}}) }}{{#if:Current gastroenterology reports |. Current gastroenterology reports }}{{#if:7 | 7 }}{{#if:3 | (3) }}{{#if:175 |: 175 }}{{#if: |. {{#if: |{{{location}}}: }}{{{publisher}}} }}{{#if: |. doi:[2] }}{{#if: |. ISSN {{{issn}}} }}{{#if:15913474 |. PMID 15913474 }}{{#if: |. Bibcode: {{{bibcode}}} }}{{#if: |. OCLC {{{oclc}}} }}{{#if: |. {{{id}}} }}{{#if: |. Retrieved on [[{{{accessdate}}}]]{{#if: | , [[{{{accessyear}}}]] }} }}{{#if: | Retrieved on {{{accessmonthday}}}, {{{accessyear}}} }}{{#if: | Retrieved on {{{accessdaymonth}}} {{{accessyear}}} }}{{#if: |. [{{{laysummary}}} Lay summary]{{#if: | – {{{laysource}}}}} }}{{#if: | ([[{{{laydate}}}]]) }}.{{#if: | “{{{quote}}}” }}
- ↑ Weiss S, Mallory GK. Lesions of the cardiac orifice of the stomach produced by vomiting. Journal of the American Medical Association 1932;98:1353-55.
