Colonoscopy preparation complicated by Mallory-Weiss tear.
I have reported two cases of Mallory-Weiss tear occurring after the patients drank an oral electrolyte/polyethylene glycol preparation before colonoscopy. Only two other such cases have been previously reported.
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Department of Medicine, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Ill.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008309:Mallory-Weiss Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced
D011092:Polyethylene Glycols