THE Sengstaken–Blakemore 1 balloon tube has been modified by the attachment of a standard plastic nasogastric tube. The tip of the plastic tube is secured at a point just above the proximal end of the ...
A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is a tube used in emergency medicine to stop bleeding in your stomach or esophagus. The technique used to place the tube is called balloon tamponade. The ...