Endoscopic Removal of Inflated Transected Sengstaken–Blakemore Tube Using Endoscopic Scissors
Balloon tamponade using Sengstaken–Blakemore (SB) tube is employed as a bridging therapy in cases in which endoscopic therapy fails to control esophageal variceal bleeding. Although SB tube insertion can lead to successful hemostasis, it is accompanied by numerous complications, with SB tube transec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Clinical Endoscopy |
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| Online Access: | http://www.e-ce.org/upload/pdf/ce-2018-076.pdf |