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The management of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding using a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube
INTRODUCTION: Acute lower gastrointestinal haemorrhage can potentially be life-threatening. We present a case of a massive rectal bleed which was managed successfully with a balloon tamponade device designed for upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. PRESENTATION OF CASE: A 75-year-old gentleman, with...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7522443/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32992096 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.09.066 |