"Sengstaken-Blakemore tube" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Named after American neurosurgeon Robert William Sengstaken Sr. (1923–1978) and American vascular surgeon Arthur Blakemore (1897–1970).",
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          "ref": "2006, “Gastroenterology: Esophageal Varices”, in Steven E. Diaz, The Little Black Book of Emergency Medicine (Jones and Bartlett's Little Black Book Series), 2nd edition, Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, page 103",
          "text": "Sengstaaken-Blakemore tube (Surg Gynecol Obstet 1976;142:529) with accessory NG tube until endoscopy available if pt hemorrhaging—applying external traction not necessary (GE 1978;75:566); not a substitute nor should it delay endoscopy (Surg Gynecol Obstet 1988;167:331).",
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        "A medical device inserted through the nose or mouth and used occasionally in the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices."
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        "(medicine) A medical device inserted through the nose or mouth and used occasionally in the management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding due to esophageal varices."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "Linton-Nachlas tube"
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  "word": "Sengstaken-Blakemore tube"
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  "etymology_text": "Named after American neurosurgeon Robert William Sengstaken Sr. (1923–1978) and American vascular surgeon Arthur Blakemore (1897–1970).",
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