Nasogastric Tube Syndrome: A casereport

Authors

Meng-Chang Wu
Hung-Chou Chen
Jiunn-Horng Kang
Shin-Ching Chen

Translated Title

鼻胃管症候群：病例報告

Abstract

The nasogastric tube syndrome (NG tube syndrome) is a rare but a potentially life-threatening complication of a patient with indwelling nasogastric tube feeding. The cause of the syndrome is due to the NG tube irritation, resulting in ulceration and infection of the posterior cricoid region with subsequent dysfunction of vocal cord abduction. This dysfunction may result in complete loss of vocal cord abduction and cause serious airway obstruction. Reports of this syndrome are rare in the literature. A 64-year-old female patient with long-term NG tube feeding, suffered from serious upper airway obstruction. The patient had obvious desaturation while the tracheostomy tube was corked, and the endoscopic findings showed severe upper airway swelling. The symptoms associated with NG tube syndrome improved gradually after the NG tube removal pollowing a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). We present the clinical course of the case with NG tube syndrome and provide a comprehensive reviewarticle of this topic.

Language

Traditional Chinese

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.6315/2008.36(4)09

First Page

265

Last Page

270

Recommended Citation

Wu, Meng-Chang; Chen, Hung-Chou; Kang, Jiunn-Horng; and Chen, Shin-Ching (2008) "Nasogastric Tube Syndrome: A casereport," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 36: Iss. 4, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/2008.36(4)09
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol36/iss4/9