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Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

If standard therapy fails to control bleeding, a salvage procedure such as balloon tamponade (with a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube), transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, or surgical shunting is necessary. [Pg.259]

Fig. 19.10 Sengstaken-Blakemore tube (R.W Sengstaken, A.H. Blakemore, 1950) 1. oesophageal tube, 2. gastric tube, 3. gastric balloon tube, 4. oesophageal balloon tube...

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