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Definition of Tamponade, esophagogastric
Tamponade, esophagogastric definition - medical term
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 stomach. The balloon
used in the
esophagus is shaped like a sausage while that in the
stomach is rounded.
Esophagogastric tamponade is also called balloon tamponade.
The word
"tamponade" is direct from the French. The French verb
"tamponner" means to
plug up.
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