Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Mucosal lacerations - gastroesophageal junction
Symptoms
Bloody stools -
Vomiting blood (bright red)
Signs and tests
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CBC possibly showing lowhematocrit -
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), more likely to be done when there is active bleeding
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Mallory Treatment
Review Date: 11/11/2010
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine; George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of
Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San
Diego, CA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
