Table 1. Etiology of Mallory-Weiss tears.
n | % | |
Related to endoscopic procedure | 100 | 52.6 |
Diagnostic endoscopy | ||
EGD | 74 | 38.9 |
ERCP | 4 | 2.1 |
EUS | 3 | 1.6 |
Upper DBE | 1 | 0.5 |
Therapeutic endoscopy | ||
ESD | 11 | 5.8 |
ERCP | 5 | 2.6 |
EMR | 1 | 0.5 |
EVL | 1 | 0.5 |
Other causes | 90 | 47.4 |
Vomiting | 44 | 23.2 |
Coughing | 1 | 0.5 |
No preceding history of vomiting | 45 | 23.7 |
Total | 190 | 100 |
EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; DBE, double-balloon enteroscopy; ESD, endoscopic submucosal dissection; EMR, endoscopic mucosal resection; EVL, endoscopic variceal ligation.