Balloon tamponade to control haemorrhage following transanal rectal surgery.
BACKGROUND
Bleeding following transanal rectal surgery can be difficult to manage.


METHODS
We report a case where a Minnesota tube was used to achieve haemostasis in a patient with severe bleeding after transanal excision of a large dysplastic polyp.
McGuinness
J
J
Department of Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland.
Winter
D C
DC
O'Connell
P R
PR
D018253:Adenoma, Villous / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D021721:Balloon Occlusion; D002404:Catheterization; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*