Mallory-Weiss syndrome: A laceration of the lining of the gastroesophageal junction or just above it - often caused by severe vomiting. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Mallory-Weiss syndrome is available below.
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A condition characterized by mucosal tears at the ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION, sometimes with HEMATEMESIS. Typically it is caused by forceful bouts of retching or VOMITING. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Mallory-Weiss syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Mallory-Weiss syndrome, or a subtype of Mallory-Weiss syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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