Endoscopic Removal of Inflated Transected Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube Using Endoscopic Scissors

• Main Authors: Jun Ho Lee (Author), Eu-Kwon Hwang (Author), Chanmesa Doeun (Author), Jeong-Ju Yoo (Author), Sang Gyune Kim (Author), Young Seok Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...