The site of mucosal tear in Mallory-Weiss syndrome is: (A) Stomach, (B) Small intestine, (C) Colon, (D) Esophagus
Answer is A. Forceful vomiting may produce a veical mucosal tear/split in gastric mucosa, immediately below the squamocolumnar junction at the cardiac in 90% cases. Reference Bailey and love&;s edition: 24 page no.999