mallory-weiss syndrome

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What does mallory-weiss syndrome mean?

Gastoesophageal laceration, with bleeding from tears in the mucosa at the junction of the stomach and esophagus, sometimes caused by severe alcoholism.

Where does mallory-weiss syndrome come from?

The condition was first described in 1929 by G. Kenneth Mallory and Soma Weiss.

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