Image Based Question – 67585

Identify the surgical tube shown in the picture below ?

A. Tri-lumenal tube.

B. Bi-lumenal tube.

C. Rectal Tube.

D. Ryle’s naso-gastric tube.

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Correct Answer » A Explanation

The surgical tube shown in the picture above represents Tri-lumenal tube.

Balloon tamponade of bleeding esophageal varices was described as early as the 1930s. A double-balloon tamponade system was developed by Sengstaken and Blakemore in 1950 and has undergone relatively few changes up to the current day.The three major components of a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube are as follows

• Gastric balloon

• Esophageal balloon

• Gastric suction port.