A disorder characterized by upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding caused by longitudinal mucosal tears in the gastroesophageal junction. The tears result from retching or forceful coughing. It was initially described in alcoholics. [ NCIT:C84881 ]
Synonyms: Mallory-Weiss syndrome
Term information
- NCIT:C84881 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MEDGEN:44265 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- MESH:D008309 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- UMLS:C0024633 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- SCTID:35265002 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
http://identifiers.org/medgen/44265
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0024633
http://identifiers.org/snomedct/35265002
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C84881
http://identifiers.org/mesh/D008309
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0002243
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0002254
Mallory Weiss syndrome
mucosal Lacerations-gastroesophageal junctions
gastroesophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome
Mallory-Weiss tear
Mallory Weiss laceration
gastroesophageal laceration hemorrhage
laceration-hemorrhages, gastroesophageal
junctions, mucosal Lacerations-gastroesophageal
laceration-hemorrhage, gastroesophageal
gastroesophageal laceration-hemorrhage
gastro-esophageal laceration-hemorrhage syndrome
Mallory Weiss tear
mucosal Lacerations-gastroesophageal junction
mucosal lacerations - gastroesophageal junction
Lacerations-gastroesophageal junction, mucosal
Lacerations-gastroesophageal junctions, mucosal
mucosal Lacerations gastroesophageal junction
gastroesophageal laceration haemorrhage
syndrome, Mallory-Weiss
Mallory-Weiss laceration
gastroesophageal laceration-hemorrhages
laceration, Mallory-Weiss
junction, mucosal Lacerations-gastroesophageal