GASTROSCOPICALLY ASSISTED BALLOON TAMPONADE FOR MASSIVE BLEEDING AFTER SILASTIC RING VERTICAL GASTROPLASTY

Authors
AVINOAH E ODES HS
Citation
E. Avinoah et Hs. Odes, GASTROSCOPICALLY ASSISTED BALLOON TAMPONADE FOR MASSIVE BLEEDING AFTER SILASTIC RING VERTICAL GASTROPLASTY, Obesity surgery, 4(1), 1994, pp. 51-53
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Obesity surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
09608923
Volume
4
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
51 - 53
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-8923(1994)4:1<51:GABTFM>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We report a case of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding after sila stic ring vertical gastroplasty. The bleeding originated from the stap le-line at the insertion point of the silastic ring. A Sengstaken-Blak emore tube tamponaded the area of bleeding, by a new technique whereby the gastroscope was inserted through the gastrostomy orifice and used to guide the placement of the occluding balloon.