<prompt> An old man presenting to the Emergency following a bout of prolonged vomiting with excessive haematemesis following alcohol ingestion is likely to suffer from -Mallory-Wesis syndromeOesophageal varicesGastric cancerBleeding disorder  <response>: Ans. is a i.e., Mallory-Wesis syndrome Mallory Weiss syndrome, characterized by acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding following repeated vomiting, is considered to be the cause up to 15 of all severe upper gastrointestinal bleeds. 