Journal of Current Surgery, ISSN 1927-1298 print, 1927-1301 online, Open Access
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Case Report

Volume 3, Number 1, June 2013, pages 47-48

Balloon Tamponade With Sengstaken-Blakemore Tube for Penetrating "Core" Liver Injury

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Angiography revealed active arterial bleeding from a branch of the right hepatic artery. Site-specific angio-embolization with metal coil and gel foam was performed.
Figure 2.
Figure 2. A CT scan obtained 1 week postoperatively demonstrated the long bullet tract of "core " liver injury.