Question
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
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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
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