Medical Definition of Mallory-weiss syndrome
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Mucosal gastric tear, only 10% are purely oesophageal: most are at GE junction or proximal stomach, M greater than F, associated with retching, EtOH, massive haematemesis, abdominal pain, Diagnosis: endoscopy, Treatment: IA vasopressin see: oesophageal trauma
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mallory-weiss Syndrome
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