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Case Reports
. 1982 Mar;82(3):573-5.

Jejunal rupture caused by a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

J S Goff, J S Thompson, C F Pratt, G I Tomasso, I Penn
  • PMID: 6976285
Case Reports

Jejunal rupture caused by a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

J S Goff et al. Gastroenterology. 1982 Mar.

Abstract

In a patient with cirrhosis and bleeding esophageal varices who had previously undergone a partial gastric resection, the gastric balloon of a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube was inadvertently placed into the efferent jejunal limb of the gastrojejunostomy. Inflation of the balloon to the standard volume of 150 ml resulted in rupture of the jejunum. Precautions in the use of the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube that might prevent this complication are described.

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