Hemorrhage due to retrograde prolapse of stomach. An endoscopic diagnosis.
A case of recurrent hemorrhage due to localized gastric mucosal congestion from retrograde prolapse during severe retching is described. Historically, this condition may mimic the "Mallory-Weiss syndrome" and endoscopically, this lesion may be mistaken for "gastritis". This rarely recognized condition may be an explanation for some cases of cryptic hematemesis.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005683:Gagging; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005756:Gastritis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D005769:Gastrointestinal Motility; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged