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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Mallory-Weiss syndrome is caused by severe retching, [[cough]]ing, or [[vomiting]]. It is often associated with [[alcoholism]] and [[eating disorders]] and there is some evidence that presence of a [[hiatus hernia|hiatal hernia]] is a required predisposing condition. | Mallory-Weiss syndrome is caused by severe retching, [[cough]]ing, or [[vomiting]]. It is often associated with [[alcoholism]] and [[eating disorders]] and there is some evidence that presence of a [[hiatus hernia|hiatal hernia]] is a required predisposing condition. | ||
===Life-threatening causes=== | == Causes == | ||
=== Life-threatening causes === | |||
* [[Seizure|Seizures]] | |||
* Blunt abdominal injury | |||
=== Common causes <ref name="pmid5358896">{{cite journal |vauthors=Weaver DH, Maxwell JG, Castleton KB |title=Mallory-Weiss syndrome |journal=Am. J. Surg. |volume=118 |issue=6 |pages=887–92 |year=1969 |pmid=5358896 |doi= |url=}}</ref> === | |||
* [[Nausea and vomiting|Vomiting]] | |||
* [[Cough]] | |||
* [[Retching]] | |||
=== Less common causes<ref name="pmid19691796">{{cite journal |vauthors=Shimoda R, Iwakiri R, Sakata H, Ogata S, Ootani H, Sakata Y, Fujise T, Yamaguchi K, Mannen K, Arima S, Shiraishi R, Noda T, Ono A, Tsunada S, Fujimoto K |title=Endoscopic hemostasis with metallic hemoclips for iatrogenic Mallory-Weiss tear caused by endoscopic examination |journal=Dig Endosc |volume=21 |issue=1 |pages=20–3 |year=2009 |pmid=19691796 |doi=10.1111/j.1443-1661.2008.00825.x |url=}}</ref> === | |||
* Gastroscopy | * Gastroscopy | ||
* Nasogastric tube placement | * Nasogastric tube placement | ||
* Straining/Lifting | |||
* [[Hyperemesis gravidarum]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Diab, MD [2]
Overview
Mallory-Weiss syndrome is caused by severe retching, coughing, or vomiting. It is often associated with alcoholism and eating disorders and there is some evidence that presence of a hiatal hernia is a required predisposing condition.
Causes
Life-threatening causes
- Seizures
- Blunt abdominal injury
Common causes [1]
Less common causes[2]
- Gastroscopy
- Nasogastric tube placement
- Straining/Lifting
- Hyperemesis gravidarum
References
- ↑ Weaver DH, Maxwell JG, Castleton KB (1969). "Mallory-Weiss syndrome". Am. J. Surg. 118 (6): 887–92. PMID 5358896.
- ↑ Shimoda R, Iwakiri R, Sakata H, Ogata S, Ootani H, Sakata Y, Fujise T, Yamaguchi K, Mannen K, Arima S, Shiraishi R, Noda T, Ono A, Tsunada S, Fujimoto K (2009). "Endoscopic hemostasis with metallic hemoclips for iatrogenic Mallory-Weiss tear caused by endoscopic examination". Dig Endosc. 21 (1): 20–3. doi:10.1111/j.1443-1661.2008.00825.x. PMID 19691796.