Mallory-Weiss Tear during Esophagogastroduodenoscopy.

Case Rep Gastroenterol

Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Published: April 2015

Mallory-Weiss tears (MWTs) are mucosal lacerations caused by forceful retching and are typically located at the gastroesophageal junction. Reported cases of MWT with serious complications seen in esophagogastroduodenoscopy are limited. We report MWT in an 81-year-old woman who presented with gastric perforation by esophagogastroduodenoscopy. We discuss and indicate that hiatal hernia, atrophic gastritis and old age may be associated with the gastric perforation in comparison to typical tears occurring at the gastroesophageal junction.

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