title: Treatment of actively bleeding Mallory-Weiss syndrome: epinephrine injection or band ligation?
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
authors.forename: Samer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gawrieh
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shaker
mesh_terms: D004837:Epinephrine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008309:Mallory-Weiss Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D004837:Epinephrine