Mallory–Weiss syndrome
Desgarro de Mallory-Weiss
- Date
- 1929 · confidence medium
- Place
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Credited to
- George Kenneth Mallory and Soma Weiss
- Field
- Life & health
What was discovered
A syndrome marked by mucosal tears at the gastroesophageal junction, caused by intense vomiting or retching, leading to upper gastrointestinal bleeding; described by Mallory and Weiss in 1929.
What it led to
- recognition of a common cause of acute upper GI bleeding
- a diagnostic link to alcoholism and bulimia
- routine diagnosis by upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
- differentiation from other causes of hematemesis, such as esophageal varices