Table 2. Incidence of Mallory-Weiss tears (MWTs) during endoscopic procedures.
Endoscopic procedure | Total number of cases | Cases with MWTs, n | Incidence, % |
EGD | 21 060 | 74 | 0.35 |
ERCP | 1 873 | 9 | 0.48 |
EUS | 1 717 | 3 | 0.17 |
Upper DBE | 40 | 1 | 2.50 |
ESD | 424 | 11 | 2.59 |
EMR | 303 | 1 | 0.33 |
EVL | 132 | 1 | 0.76 |
Total | 25 549 | 100 | 0.39 |
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.