Mallory-Weiss Syndrome complicating pregnancy - A rare near miss

• Main Authors: Isha Chopra (Author), Sunil T Pandya (Author), Mangalampally Kiran Kumar (Author), Surapaneni Tarakeswari (Author), Hemamalini (Author), Madapu Manokanth (Author), Prabhakar Boddu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Mallory-Weiss syndrome (MWS) rarely occurs during pregnancy and can lead to massive bleed if occurring in the third trimester. Unrecognized MWS may lead to life threatening hemorrhage and shock affecting maternal and fetal well-being. We describe a rare case of MWS in a pregnant patient at 36 weeks...