Tracheal rupture after misplacement of Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

Pan Afr Med J. 2016 Feb 29:23:55. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2016.23.55.8890s. eCollection 2016.

Authors

Adriá Rosat¹, Emilio Martín²

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Ctra, Del Rosario 145, 38010 Sta, Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
² Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Ctra, Del Rosario 145, 38010 Sta, Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.

No abstract available

Keywords: Sengstaken-Blakemore; Tracheal rupture; hematemesis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Balloon Occlusion / adverse effects*
Balloon Occlusion / instrumentation
Catheterization / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Rupture / etiology*
Trachea / injuries*