Direct intralumen balloon tamponade: a technic for the control of massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage.
Control of massive retroperitoneal hemorrhage by the direct insertion of a Fogarty, catheter into the lumen of the vessel and inflation of the balloon is described. The applicability of this new technic for the control of hemorrhage from inaccessible vessels is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization; D004386:Duodenum / Q000293:injuries; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D013630:Tampons, Surgical; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications