DA26.3

Gastro-oesophageal laceration-haemorrhage syndrome

Síndrome da laceração hemorrágica gastroesofágica

Category

Definition

Bleeding from tears in the mucosa at the junction of the stomach and oesophagus, usually caused by severe vomiting, retching or coughing.

Inclusions

  • Mallory-Weiss syndrome
  • Mallory-Weiss tear
  • Mallory-Weiss lesion

Index Terms

Gastro-oesophageal laceration-haemorrhage syndromeMallory-Weiss syndromeMallory-Weiss tearMallory-Weiss lesion