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Duodenal obstruction due to a swallowed nasogastric tube
V Naraynsingh1, D Maharaj, R Rampaul
1Department of Surgery, University of the West Indies General Hospital, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies.
International Journal of Clinical Practice
|May 29, 2000
Abstract:
Nasogastric tubes are commonly used, not only in surgical practice but in all disciplines. Their use, however, is not without complications. We present the first reported case of duodenal obstruction due to a swallowed nasogastric tube, and recommend that nasogastric tubes be used in their entirety (uncut) with the splayed distal end intact. This simple procedure will prevent a rare but distressing complication that might be amenable only to laparotomy.