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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Autores principales: Fadel, Michael G., Boshier, Piers R., Howell, Ann-Marie, Iskandarani, Mohamad, Tekkis, Paris, Kontovounisios, Christos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Case Report
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

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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

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