"Mallory-Weiss Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A condition characterized by mucosal tears at the ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION, sometimes with HEMATEMESIS. Typically it is caused by forceful bouts of retching or VOMITING.
| Descriptor ID |
D008309
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.468.524
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| Concept/Terms |
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome- Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
- Mallory Weiss Syndrome
- Syndrome, Mallory-Weiss
- Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junction
- Junction, Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal
- Junctions, Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal
- Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junction, Mucosal
- Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junctions, Mucosal
- Mucosal Lacerations Gastroesophageal Junction
- Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junctions
- Mallory-Weiss Tear
- Mallory Weiss Tear
- Gastroesophageal Laceration-Hemorrhage
- Gastroesophageal Laceration Hemorrhage
- Gastroesophageal Laceration-Hemorrhages
- Laceration-Hemorrhage, Gastroesophageal
- Laceration-Hemorrhages, Gastroesophageal
- Mallory-Weiss Laceration
- Laceration, Mallory-Weiss
- Mallory Weiss Laceration
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mallory-Weiss Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Akhtar AJ, Padda MS. Natural history of Mallory-Weiss tear in African American and Hispanic patients. J Natl Med Assoc. 2011 May; 103(5):412-5.