Abstract
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a symptom of Mallory-Weiss syndrome, which is caused by longitudinal mucosal lacerations (known as Mallory-Weiss tears) near the gastroesophageal junction or gastric cardia. Mallory-Weiss syndrome is rather prevalent, accounting for 3 to 10% of all upper gastrointestinal bleeding episodes. In mild circumstances, the disease may be asymptomatic. Hematemesis is the presenting symptom in 85 percent of patients. Blood is present in varying amounts, ranging from blood-streaked mucous to huge bright red haemorrhage. Other symptoms such as melena, dizziness, or syncope might occur as a result of heavy bleeding. The majority of the time, the bleeding is little and ends on its own. Endoscopy is frequently used to confirm the diagnosis of MWS. Although most patients may be treated with monitoring or conservative medicinal treatment, certain cases require endoscopic or surgical treatment. Despite the fact that MWS is a common cause of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB), little research has been done on it. This article discusses MWS Etiology, epidemiology, evaluation and management.
Highlights
Other symptoms such as melena, dizziness, or syncope might occur as a result of heavy bleeding
Despite the fact that MWS is a common cause of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB), little research has been done on it
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a symptom of Mallory-Weiss syndrome, which is caused by longitudinal mucosal lacerations near the gastroesophageal junction or gastric cardia
Summary
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a symptom of Mallory-Weiss syndrome, which is caused by longitudinal mucosal lacerations (known as Mallory-Weiss tears) near the gastroesophageal junction or gastric cardia. Mallory-Weiss rips are responsible for 1 to 15% of all occurrences of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage [1,2,3,4]. The usual rip is 24 cm long, and the majority of patients only have one tear. Mallory-Weiss syndrome is rather prevalent, accounting for 3 to 10% of all upper gastrointestinal bleeding episodes. Despite the fact that MWS is a common cause of nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB), little research has been done on it. Because peptic ulcer bleeding is the most prevalent cause of NVUGIB, the majority of them concentrated on it [7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15]
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