Mallory-Weiss syndrome epidemiology and demographics
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Diab, MD [2]
Overview
Mallory-Weiss syndrome is suggested to be associated with increased age. The incidence of Mallory-Weiss syndrome is 4 per 100,000 individuals. The incidence of Mallory-Weiss syndrome in patients with Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is from 8% to 15%.[1][2][3]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
The incidence of Mallory-Weiss syndrome is 4 per 100,000 individuals.
The incidence of Mallory-Weiss syndrome in patients with Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is from 8% to 15%.[1][2][3]
Age
Mallory-Weiss syndrome is suggested to be associated with increased age.[4] However, most tears happen in patients younger than 40, which suggests that age doesn’t have a major role. Mallory-Weiss syndrome was also reported in infants. [5]
Gender
Mallory-Weiss syndrome occurs more in men than women by a ratio of 2-4:1.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weaver DH, Maxwell JG, Castleton KB (1969). “Mallory-Weiss syndrome”. Am. J. Surg. 118 (6): 887–92. PMID 5358896.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Watts HD, Admirand WH (1974). “Mallory-Weiss syndrome. A reappraisal”. JAMA. 230 (12): 1674–5. PMID 4548094.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michel L, Serrano A, Malt RA (1980). “Mallory-Weiss syndrome. Evolution of diagnostic and therapeutic patterns over two decades”. Ann. Surg. 192 (6): 716–21. PMC 1344969. PMID 7447523.
- ↑ Penston JG, Boyd EJ, Wormsley KG (1992). “Mallory-Weiss tears occurring during endoscopy: a report of seven cases”. Endoscopy. 24 (4): 262–5. doi:10.1055/s-2007-1009122. PMID 1366134.
- ↑ Cannon RA, Lee G, Cox KL (1985). “Gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to Mallory-Weiss syndrome in an infant”. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. 4 (2): 323–4. PMID 3872935.
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