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dr.kirk
05-31-2007, 01:25 PM
Can anyone differentiate mallory-weiss from boerhaaves? I understand they are both ruptures of distal esophagus and seen in alcoholics/bulemics. Boerhaaves has complication of hamman's mediastinal crunch but I havent seen any questions that talk about the crunch sign so Im wondering how else I can tell the diff between the two? (or am I just reading into this?!)
Thanks..

Sree Cheruku
05-31-2007, 04:49 PM
mallory weiss is a mucosal tear, boarhaave is total rupture of the esophagus