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===Pathogenesis=== | ===Pathogenesis=== | ||
* The exact pathogenesis of Mallory-Weiss syndrome is not fully understood. | * The exact pathogenesis of Mallory-Weiss syndrome is not fully understood. | ||
* It is thought that Mallory-Weiss syndrome is the result of sudden increase in intraabdominal pressure that causes mucosal lacerations. If the tear involves the esophageal venous or arterial Plexus,bleeding occurs. | * It is thought that Mallory-Weiss syndrome is the result of sudden increase in intraabdominal pressure that causes mucosal lacerations. If the tear involves the esophageal venous or arterial Plexus,bleeding occurs.<ref name="ByrneMoran1965">{{cite journal|last1=Byrne|first1=John J.|last2=Moran|first2=John M.|title=The Mallory-Weiss Syndrome|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=272|issue=8|year=1965|pages=398–400|issn=0028-4793|doi=10.1056/NEJM196502252720805}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Pathophysiology
Pathogenesis
- The exact pathogenesis of Mallory-Weiss syndrome is not fully understood.
- It is thought that Mallory-Weiss syndrome is the result of sudden increase in intraabdominal pressure that causes mucosal lacerations. If the tear involves the esophageal venous or arterial Plexus,bleeding occurs.[1]
References
- ↑ Byrne, John J.; Moran, John M. (1965). "The Mallory-Weiss Syndrome". New England Journal of Medicine. 272 (8): 398–400. doi:10.1056/NEJM196502252720805. ISSN 0028-4793.