Use of Sengstaken-Blakemore tube to stop massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding from dieulafoy's lesion in the lower oesophagus

Ho, K.M. (2004) Use of Sengstaken-Blakemore tube to stop massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding from dieulafoy's lesion in the lower oesophagus. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 32 (5). pp. 711-714.

Abstract

Massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulafoy’s lesion in the gastrointestinal tract is uncommon. The use of the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube in acute gastrointestinal bleeding has become less common since endoscopic sclerotherapy and banding procedures have become widely available. The successful use of a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube to control acute massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding from a Dieulafoy’s lesion in the lower oesophagus in an elderly man with severe coronary artery disease and heart failure is described.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publisher:	Australian Society of Anaesthetists
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/34860

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