Massive Hematochezia Secondary to Rectal Enema Injury: The Role of Sengstaken–Blakemore Tube for Hemostasis When Endoscopy Fails

In rare instances, rectal cleansing enemas may cause rectal injury, precipitating lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage (LGIH). In a subset of LGIH cases, the bleeding diathesis may fail to respond to traditional treatment modalities and can be life-threatening. We present a case of an 84-year-old femal...

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Autores principales: Klimko, Artsiom, Tieranu, Cristian G, Preda, Carmen M, Olteanu, Andrei O, Ionescu, Elena M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8051529/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33880283
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.13946

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