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==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
In 1929 G. Kenneth Mallory and Soma Weiss first described Mallory-Weiss syndrome. Initially it was associated with Alcoholism.However, with endoscopy the syndrome has been diagnosed in many patients | * In 1929 G. Kenneth Mallory and Soma Weiss first described Mallory-Weiss syndrome. Initially it was thought it was associated with Alcoholism.However, with endoscopy the syndrome has been diagnosed in many patients with no history of alcohol consumption.<ref name="pmid307105">{{cite journal |vauthors=Graham DY, Schwartz JT |title=The spectrum of the Mallory-Weiss tear |journal=Medicine (Baltimore) |volume=57 |issue=4 |pages=307–18 |year=1978 |pmid=307105 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
with no history of alcohol consumption.<ref name="pmid307105">{{cite journal |vauthors=Graham DY, Schwartz JT |title=The spectrum of the Mallory-Weiss tear |journal=Medicine (Baltimore) |volume=57 |issue=4 |pages=307–18 |year=1978 |pmid=307105 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
* The tear typically occurs after multiple episodes of vomiting or retching, but it may happen after one episode. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The condition was first described in 1929 by G. Kenneth Mallory and Soma Weiss in 15 alcoholic patients [1].
Historical Perspective
- In 1929 G. Kenneth Mallory and Soma Weiss first described Mallory-Weiss syndrome. Initially it was thought it was associated with Alcoholism.However, with endoscopy the syndrome has been diagnosed in many patients with no history of alcohol consumption.[2]
- The tear typically occurs after multiple episodes of vomiting or retching, but it may happen after one episode.
References
- ↑ Weiss S, Mallory GK. Lesions of the cardiac orifice of the stomach produced by vomiting. Journal of the American Medical Association 1932;98:1353-55.
- ↑ Graham DY, Schwartz JT (1978). "The spectrum of the Mallory-Weiss tear". Medicine (Baltimore). 57 (4): 307–18. PMID 307105.