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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
Mallory-Weiss syndrome may be caused by: | Mallory-Weiss syndrome may be caused by:<ref name="pmid5358896">{{cite journal |vauthors=Weaver DH, Maxwell JG, Castleton KB |title=Mallory-Weiss syndrome |journal=Am. J. Surg. |volume=118 |issue=6 |pages=887–92 |year=1969 |pmid=5358896 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* Vomiting | * Vomiting | ||
* Straining | * Straining | ||
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* Gastroscopy | * Gastroscopy | ||
* Blunt abdominal injury | * Blunt abdominal injury | ||
* Nasogastric tube placement | * Nasogastric tube placement | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Mallory-Weiss syndrome is caused by severe retching, coughing, or vomiting. It is often associated with alcoholism and eating disorders and there is some evidence that presence of a hiatal hernia is a required predisposing condition.
Causes
Mallory-Weiss syndrome may be caused by:[1]
- Vomiting
- Straining
- Lifting
- Coughing
- Seizures
- Gastroscopy
- Blunt abdominal injury
- Nasogastric tube placement