Sengstaken-Blakemore tube

Sengstaken-Blakemore tube definition - medical

Sengs·ta·ken-Blake·more tube (sĕngzˈtāˌkən-blākˈmôrˌ)

noun
A triple-lumen tube of which one lumen is used to drain the stomach and two lumen are used to inflate attached gastric and esophageal balloons; used for treatment of bleeding esophageal varices.

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