The use of endoscopy in the surgical treatment of the Mallory-Weiss syndrome.
Fibreoptic endoscopy has provided a new dimension in the diagnosis and management of oesophageal and upper gastrointestinal disorders. Its value as an aid to surgery of the lower oesophagus is demonstrated in a case of the Mallory-Weiss syndrome.
D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008309:Mallory-Weiss Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged