Sengstaken-Blakemore tube for massive haemorrhage following rectal biopsies.

Int J Colorectal Dis

Department of General Surgery, Thriassio General Hospital, Leoforos Genimata, Magoula, Athens, 19018, Greece,

Published: November 2013

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