KMID : 0359020100400040249
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Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2010 Volume.40 No. 4 p.249 ~ p.251
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A Case of Endoscopic Removal of a Broken off Gastric Balloon from a Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube
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Ko Dong-Hoon
Kim Chang-Whan Lim Chang-Hoon Lee Seok-Ju Kim Jeong-Ah Kim Tae-Ho Han Sok-Won
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Abstract
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A Sengstaken-Blakemore (S-B) tube, when used approximately, still has a place in the management of acute variceal bleeding, and controls bleeding in 40¡90% of the cases. However its use is accompanied by number of complications such as esophageal ulcer, pulmonary aspiration, and malfunction of the tube, which requires replacement. We recently observed a very unusual complication: the remaining gastric balloon of a S-B tube was broken off in the fundus of stomach by the patient¡¯s traction. The gastric balloon was easily and safely removed using an endoscopic snare after deflating the gastric balloon with a needle puncture.
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KEYWORD
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Sengstaken-Blakemore tube, Snare, Needle puncture
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