title: Gastroscopically Assisted Balloon Tamponade for Massive Bleeding after Silastic Ring Vertical Gastroplasty.
abstract: We report a case of massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding after silastic ring vertical gastroplasty. The bleeding originated from the staple-line at the insertion point of the silastic ring. A Sengstaken-Blakemore 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery C and Gastroenterological Department, Soroka Medical Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurios University of the Negev, Beer-Sheba, 84101, Israel.
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Avinoah
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Odes