[Radiological aspects of Mallory-Weiss syndrome (author's transl)]

A case of Mallory-Weiss syndrome was diagnosed by joint baryum study and endoscopy. A survey of publications (15 references) shows that this affection is frequent and could be responsable of 5 to 10% of upper digestive hemorrhage of which some are grave. But conventional radiology only exceptionnally reveals these superficial lesions. Without endoscopy and according the ulceration be deep, the radiologist should be able to reveal the lesion a sa niche.