Which is the BEST method to diagnose a case of Mallory weiss tear?
Correct Answer: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Description: Mallory-Weiss Tear A Mallory-Weiss tear is a linear mucosal rent near or across the gastroesophageal junction. It may disrupts the submucosal aeriole resulting in brisk hemorrhage. MUST KNOW: Endoscopy is the best method of diagnosis. Actively bleeding tear can be treated endoscopically with epinephrine injection, coaptive coagulation, band ligation, or hemoclips. Ref: Harrison, Edition-18, Page-2416.
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