MALLORY WEISS SYNDROME

Course overview

MALLORY-WEISS SYNDROME IS ONE OF THE COMMON CAUSES OF ACUTE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING AND IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE PRESENCE OF LONGITUDINAL SUPERFICIAL MUCOSAL LACERATIONS (MALLORY-WEISS TEARS). THESE TEARS OCCUR PRIMARILY AT THE GASTROESOPHAGEAL JUNCTION AND MAY EXTEND PROXIMALLY TO INVOLVE THE LOWER TO MID-ESOPHAGUS OR DISTALLY TO INVOLVE THE PROXIMAL PORTION OF THE STOMACH. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PATHOGENESIS, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF MALLORY-WEISS SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.