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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Balloon tamponade to manage liver injury A tamponade device is passed through the parenchymal tract and inflated. The end of the device is brought through the abdominal wall via a separate stab wound. Prior to deflation of the balloon, hepatic arteriography with embolization can be performed, if needed.