A removable covered self-expanding metal stent for the management of Sengstaken-Blakemore tube-induced esophageal tear and variceal hemorrhage

Gastrointest Endosc. 2008 Oct;68(4):767-8; discussion 768. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.03.1078. Epub 2008 Jun 17.

Authors

Wolf-Rudiger Matull¹, Timothy J S Cross, Dominic Yu, Marc C Winslet, James O'Beirne

Affiliation

¹ Department of Hepatology, Royal Free Hampstead National Health Service Trust, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 18561926
DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2008.03.1078

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Catheterization / adverse effects
Catheterization / instrumentation*
Esophageal and Gastric Varices / therapy*
Esophagoscopes / adverse effects*
Esophagoscopy
Esophagus / injuries*
Hemorrhage / etiology
Hemorrhage / therapy*
Humans
Male
Metals
Stents*

Substances

Metals