title: Use of Sengstaken-Blakemore tube to stop massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulafoy's lesion in the lower oesophagus.
abstract: Massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding from Dieulafoy's lesion in the gastrointestinal tract is uncommon. The use of the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube in acute gastrointestinal bleeding has become less common since endoscopic sclerotherapy and banding procedures have become widely available. The successful use of a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube to control acute massive upper gastrointestinal bleeding from a Dieulafoy's lesion in the lower oesophagus in an elderly man with severe coronary artery disease and heart failure is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome