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Mallory-Weiss Syndrome Learning Center

A Mallory-Weiss tear occurs in the mucous membrane of the esophagus, where it connects to the stomach. The tear may bleed.
Source:ADAM
Date:December 19, 2008
Mallory-Weiss syndrome is bleeding from an arterial blood vessel in the upper gastrointestinal tract, caused by a mucosal gastric tear at or near the point where the esophagus and stomach join.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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