[Mallory-Weiss syndrome after the use of biliary prosthesis]

The Mallory-Weiss Syndrome is a rare complication of endoscopic examination. Upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to the Mallory-Weiss Syndrome usually stops spontaneously. The gastroscopy is an effective procedure (method) of diagnosis and treatment of the syndrome. Presented in this paper is a case of 49-year old woman with an upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to the Mallory-Weiss after biliary prosthesis removal. The choledocholithiasis was the primary reason for the initial insertion of prostheses. The cause of gastrointestinal bleeding was determined on the basis of performed gastroscopy in the early stage of prostheses removal forced by bleeding. The bleeding was effectively stopped with endoclips.