Table 6. Treatment of Mallory-Weiss tears.
Treatment | n (%) |
Conservative management | 130 (68.4) |
Endoscopic hemostasis | 60 (31.6) |
Hemoclip placement | 41 (21.6) |
Hemoclip placement + thrombin spray | 9 (4.7) |
Thrombin spray | 8 (4.2) |
Argon plasma coagulation | 1 (0.5) |
Hemoclip placement + SB tube + saline + epinephrine injection | 1 (0.5) |
Total | 190 (100) |
SB tube, Sengstaken – Blakemore tube.