Esophageal rupture due to Sengstaken-Blakemore tube misplacement

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 11, Issue 41, 2005, Pages 6563-6565

  Chong, Chee Fah ^a,b  

^a SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Esophageal rupture; Sengstaken Blakemore tube

Indexed keywords

TERLIPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; BALLOON; CASE REPORT; DEATH; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 31344443969     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i41.6563     Document Type: Article

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