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. 2015 Jun 24;3(5):E418–E424. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1392367

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.