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Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

Sengstaken-Blakemore tube noun: a medical device inserted through the nose or mouth and used occasionally in the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices.

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Noun

Sengstaken-Blakemore tube (plural Sengstaken-Blakemore tubes)

  1. A medical device inserted through the nose or mouth and used occasionally in the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices.
    • Sengstaaken-Blakemore tube (Surg Gynecol Obstet 1976;142:529) with accessory NG tube until endoscopy available if pt hemorrhaging—applying external traction not necessary (GE 1978;75:566); not a substitute nor should it delay endoscopy (Surg Gynecol Obstet 1988;167:331).2006, “Gastroenterology: Esophageal Varices”, in Steven E. Diaz, The Little Black Book of Emergency Medicine (Jones and Bartlett's Little Black Book Series), 2nd edition, Sudbury, MA: Jones and...

Forms of Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

pluralSengstaken-Blakemore tubes

Origin of Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

Named after American neurosurgeon Robert William Sengstaken Sr. (1923–1978) and American vascular surgeon Arthur Blakemore (1897–1970).

Questions about Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

What does Sengstaken-Blakemore tube mean?
Sengstaken-Blakemore tube means a medical device inserted through the nose or mouth and used occasionally in the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices.
What part of speech is Sengstaken-Blakemore tube?
Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is a noun.
What is the plural of Sengstaken-Blakemore tube?
The plural of Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is Sengstaken-Blakemore tubes.

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