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Descriptor English: Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Mallory-Weiss
Descriptor síndrome de Mallory-Weiss
Scope note: Afección caracterizada por laceraciones de la mucosa en la UNIÓN ESÓFAGOGASTRICA, que pueden producir HEMATEMESIS. Típicamente se produce a consecuencia de fuertes esfuerzos de arcadas o VÓMITOS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome de Mallory-Weiss
Descriptor French: Syndrome de Mallory-Weiss
Entry term(s): Gastroesophageal Laceration Hemorrhage
Gastroesophageal Laceration-Hemorrhage
Gastroesophageal Laceration-Hemorrhages
Junction, Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal
Junctions, Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal
Laceration, Mallory-Weiss
Laceration-Hemorrhage, Gastroesophageal
Laceration-Hemorrhages, Gastroesophageal
Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junction, Mucosal
Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junctions, Mucosal
Mallory Weiss Laceration
Mallory Weiss Syndrome
Mallory Weiss Tear
Mallory-Weiss Laceration
Mallory-Weiss Tear
Mucosal Lacerations Gastroesophageal Junction
Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junction
Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junctions
Syndrome, Mallory-Weiss
Tree number(s): C06.405.117.468.524
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008309
Scope note: A condition characterized by mucosal tears at the ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION, sometimes with HEMATEMESIS. Typically it is caused by forceful bouts of retching or VOMITING.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(64)
DeCS ID: 8482
Unique ID: D008309
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0012939
Scope note A condition characterized by mucosal tears at the ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION, sometimes with HEMATEMESIS. Typically it is caused by forceful bouts of retching or VOMITING.
Preferred term Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
Entry term(s) Gastroesophageal Laceration Hemorrhage
Gastroesophageal Laceration-Hemorrhage
Gastroesophageal Laceration-Hemorrhages
Junction, Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal
Junctions, Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal
Laceration, Mallory-Weiss
Laceration-Hemorrhage, Gastroesophageal
Laceration-Hemorrhages, Gastroesophageal
Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junction, Mucosal
Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junctions, Mucosal
Mallory Weiss Laceration
Mallory Weiss Syndrome
Mallory Weiss Tear
Mallory-Weiss Laceration
Mallory-Weiss Tear
Mucosal Lacerations Gastroesophageal Junction
Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junction
Mucosal Lacerations-Gastroesophageal Junctions
Syndrome, Mallory-Weiss



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