Research Article

Risk Factors for an Iatrogenic Mallory-Weiss Tear Requiring Bleeding Control during a Screening Upper Endoscopy

Table 2

Modality of endoscopic treatments in patients with iatrogenic Mallory-Weiss tears.

ModalityMWTs with bleeding control ()

Hemoclip58 (81.7)
Epinephrine injection9 (12.7)
Hemoclip with epinephrine injection3 (4.2)
Hemoclip with fibrin glue injection1 (1.4)

MWT: Mallory-Weiss tear; n: number. Data represent the numbers of patients (%).