Abstract
The Mallory‐Weiss syndrome is a relatively infrequent cause of digestive tract bleeding and most cases have been described in alcoholics. Nonoperative management is frequently successful. We present here a case of sudden onset of wretching and vomiting after IV infusion of cis‐platinum for recurrent carcinoma of the uterine cervix in which the patient had profuse hematemesis secondary to three posterior gastroesophageal tears requiring operative intervention after failure of nonsurgical management. This is an unusual complication of antineoplastic chemotherapy and its prevention is emphasized in this paper.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 247-249 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of Surgical Oncology |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1982 |
Keywords
- Mallory‐Weiss syndrome
- cis‐platinum