Sengstaken-Blakemore tube related esophageal rupture
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Sengstaken-Blakemore tube: an unusual complication.
Acute variceal bleeding is a life-threatening event. Endoscopic band ligation is currently the recommended treatment [1]; however, in the case of reduced variceal volume, injection therapy with polidocanol or Histoacryl may be more appropriate. If both endoscopic options fail, placement of a Sengstaken–Blakemore tube should be considered [2], although other endoscopic therapies can be used [3]....
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The patient was a 55-year-old male alcoholic who presented with bleeding oesophageal varices. During the course of management a SengstakenBlakemore tube was passed and inflated with a Gastrografin and saline solution.1 2 The position of the tube was checked radiologically. Despite sedation the patient was restless and succeeded in pulling the tube so that the oesophageal balloon was partly out ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082010000600014