title: Balloon tamponade in variceal bleeding: use and misuse.
authors.affiliation: Liver Unit, King's College Hospital, London.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vlavianos
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Gimson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Westaby
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000628:therapy*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008131:London; D011446:Prospective Studies