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balloon tamponade

Indications: - hemorrhage from - esophageal varices - gastric varices Procedure: - insertion of balloon into the esophagus, stomach or uterus, & inflated to alleviate or stop refractory bleeding

Specific

Minnesota esophagogastric tamponade tube Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

General

clinical procedure device (medical device)

References

  1. Wikipedia: Balloon tamponade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balloon_tamponade