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. 1977 Aug;186(2):146–148. doi: 10.1097/00000658-197708000-00005

Mallory-Weiss syndrome. A changing clinical picture.

G J Todd, B A Zikria
PMCID: PMC1396703  PMID: 302109

Abstract

A retrospective study of 18 episodes of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) bleeding secondary to Mallory-Weiss syndrome occuring in 16 patients is presented. Reported cases published since 1969 have been summarized and compared with earlier collected series. It is evident that the clinical spectrum, prognosis, and opinion regarding etiology and treatment of the syndrome have changed in the last decade. Increased awareness of gastroesophageal lacerations secondary to emesis as well as other causes of significantly increased intraesophagogastric pressures, and widespread utilization of fiberoptic endoscopy have resulted in identification of Mallory-Weiss syndrome with increasing frequency. Less severe lacerations which are healing with medical therapy are being recognized. It is recommended that endoscopy by performed in all cases of UGI hemorrhage and that patients with Mallory-Weiss syndrome be managed medically unless hemorrhage is massive or persistent since nearly three of four patients can be successfully treated without operation.

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