| pubmed-article:1668510 | pubmed:abstractText | The authors consider that predisposing factors in the development of the Mallory-Weiss syndrome include restriction of mobility of the mucous and submucous layers of the cardia in relation to one another, uncoordinated and oppositely directed contractions of differently oriented muscle layers of the lower third of the esophagus and cardial portion of the stomach, incompetence of the cardial closing apparatus. Rupture of the wall of the stomach and duodenum is associated with an immediate dramatic change of the intragastric pressure. The endoscopic method of examination is thought to be the leading one in diagnosing the Mallory-Weiss syndrome. | lld:pubmed |
