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Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
Mallory Weiss Syndrome; Syndrome, Mallory-Weiss
A condition characterized by mucosal
tears
at the
ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION
, sometimes with
HEMATEMESIS
. Typically it is caused by forceful bouts of retching or
VOMITING
.