Balloon tamponade — refers to the use of mercury weighted balloons instilled into typically the esophagus or stomach, and inflated to stop refractory bleeding from vascular structures including esophageal varices and gastric varices in the upper gastrointestinal… … Wikipedia
Tamponade, balloon — A procedure in which a balloon is inflated within the esophagus or stomach to apply pressure on bleeding blood vessels, compress the vessels, and stop the bleeding. Used in the treatment of bleeding veins in the esophagus (esophageal varices) and … Medical dictionary
Tamponade, esophagogastric — A procedure in which a balloon is inflated within the esophagus or stomach to apply pressure on bleeding blood vessels, compress the vessels, and stop the bleeding. Used in the treatment of bleeding veins in the esophagus (esophageal varices) and … Medical dictionary
balloon — 1. An inflatable spherical or ovoid device used to retain tubes or catheters in, or provide support to, various body structures. 2. A distensible device used to stretch or occlude a viscus or blood vessel. 3. To distend a body cavi … Medical dictionary
Esophagogastric tamponade — A procedure in which a balloon is inflated within the esophagus and stomach to apply pressure on bleeding blood vessels, compress the vessels, and stop the bleeding. Used in the treatment of bleeding veins in the esophagus (esophageal varices)… … Medical dictionary
Sengstaken-Blakemore tube — Intervention ICD 9 CM 96.06 … Wikipedia
Gastric varices — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Gastric varices Caption = Isolated gastric varices of Sarin classification IGV 1 seen on gastroscopy in a patient with portal hypertension ICD10 = ICD10|I|86|4|i|80 ICD9 = Gastric varices are dilated submucosal… … Wikipedia
Esophageal varices — Classification and external resources Gastroscopy image of esophageal varices with prominent cherry red spots ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
Mitral stenosis — Classification and external resources Mitral stenosis with marked thickening of the leaflets and left atrial hypertrophy. Superior view. Autopsy preparation … Wikipedia
cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a … Universalium
