Mallory-Weiss tear

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Key articles

Graham DY, Schwartz JT. The spectrum of the Mallory-Weiss tear. Medicine (Baltimore). 1978;57:307-318. Abstract

Sugawa C, Benishek D, Walt AJ. Mallory-Weiss syndrome: a study of 224 patients. Am J Surg. 1983;145:30-33. Abstract

Michel L, Serrano A, Malt RA. Mallory-Weiss syndrome: evolution of diagnostic and therapeutic patterns over two decades. Ann Surg. 1980;192:716-721.Full text  Abstract

Barkun AN, Almadi M, Kuipers EJ, et al. Management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: guideline recommendations from the International Consensus Group. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Dec 3;171(11):805-22.Full text  Abstract

Hwang JH, Fisher DA, Ben-Menachem T, et al. The role of endoscopy in the management of acute non-variceal upper GI bleeding. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Jun;75(6):1132-8.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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32. Brown JD. Hiccups: An unappreciated cause of the Mallory-Weiss Syndrome. Am J Med. 2015 Dec;128(12):e19-20.Full text  Abstract

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44. Khuroo MS, Khuroo MS, Farahat KL, et al. Treatment with proton pump inhibitors in acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a meta-analysis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2005;20:11-25. Abstract

45. Kanno T, Yuan Y, Tse F, et al. Proton pump inhibitor treatment initiated prior to endoscopic diagnosis in upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jan 7;1:CD005415.Full text  Abstract

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48. Coffin B, Pocard M, Panis Y, et al. Erythromycin improves the quality of EGD in patients with acute upper GI bleeding: a randomized controlled study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2002;56:174-179. Abstract

49. Carbonell N, Pauwels A, Serfaty L, et al. Erythromycin infusion prior to endoscopy for acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a randomized, controlled, double-blind trial. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:1211-1215. Abstract

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52. Graham DY, Schwartz JT. The spectrum of the Mallory-Weiss tear. Medicine (Baltimore). 1978;57:307-318. Abstract

53. Sugawa C, Benishek D, Walt AJ. Mallory-Weiss syndrome: a study of 224 patients. Am J Surg. 1983;145:30-33. Abstract

54. Michel L, Serrano A, Malt RA. Mallory-Weiss syndrome: evolution of diagnostic and therapeutic patterns over two decades. Ann Surg. 1980;192:716-721.Full text  Abstract

55. Al-Naamani K, Alzadjali N, Barkun AN, et al. Does blood urea nitrogen level predict severity and high-risk endoscopic lesions in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Can J Gastroenterol. 2008;22:399-403.Full text  Abstract

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61. Barkun AN, Almadi M, Kuipers EJ, et al. Management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: guideline recommendations from the International Consensus Group. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Dec 3;171(11):805-22.Full text  Abstract

62. Gralnek IM, Dumonceau JM, Kuipers EJ, et al. Diagnosis and management of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) guideline. Endoscopy. 2015 Oct;47(10):a1-46.Full text  Abstract

63. Hwang JH, Fisher DA, Ben-Menachem T, et al. The role of endoscopy in the management of acute non-variceal upper GI bleeding. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Jun;75(6):1132-8.Full text  Abstract

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69. Saltzman JR, Strate LL, Di Sena V, et al. Prospective trial of endoscopic clips versus combination therapy in upper GI bleeding (PROTECCT - upper GI bleeding). Am J Gastroenterol. 2005;100:1503-1508. Abstract

70. Park CH, Min SW, Sohn YH, et al. A prospective, randomized trial of endoscopic band ligation vs. epinephrine injection for actively bleeding Mallory-Weiss syndrome. Gastrointest Endosc. 2004;60:22-27. Abstract

71. Peng YC, Tung CF, Chow WK, et al. Efficacy of endoscopic isotonic saline-epinephrine injection for the management of active Mallory-Weiss tears. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2001;32:119-122. Abstract

72. Chau CH, Siu WT, Law BK, et al. Randomized controlled trial comparing epinephrine injection plus heat probe coagulation versus epinephrine injection plus argon plasma coagulation for bleeding peptic ulcers. Gastrointest Endosc. 2003;57:455-461. Abstract

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79. Papp JP. Electrocoagulation of actively bleeding Mallory-Weiss tears. Gastrointest Endosc. 1980;26:128-130. Abstract

80. Kim HS. Endoscopic management of Mallory-Weiss tearing. Clin Endosc. 2015;48:102-105.Full text  Abstract

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82. Cho YS, Chae HS, Kim HK, et al. Endoscopic band ligation and endoscopic hemoclip placement for patients with Mallory-Weiss syndrome and active bleeding. World J Gastroenterol. 2008;14:2080-2084.Full text  Abstract

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