An old man presenting to the Emergency following about of prolonged vomiting with excessive haematemesis following alcohol ingestion is likely to suffer from
Correct Answer: Mallory - Wesis syndrome
Description: In Mallory- Weiss syndrome, patient presents with vigorous vomiting causing mucosal tears producing veical split in the gastric mucosa, immediately below the squamocolumnar junction at the cardia in 90 percent of cases and remaining 10 percent as tear in the oesophagus Alcoholism is a trigger factor for vomiting BAILEY AND LOVE 26TH EDITION PA-11 CHAPTER-62 PAGE NO.994
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