Nasogastric tube syndrome: a life-threatening laryngeal obstruction in a 72-year-old patient* | Zendy

EstherLee Marcus | Zendy; Yehezkel Caine | Zendy; Kasem Hamdan | Zendy; Menachem Gross | Zendy

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Nasogastric tube syndrome: a life-threatening laryngeal obstruction in a 72-year-old patient*

Author(s) -

EstherLee Marcus,

Yehezkel Caine,

Kasem Hamdan,

Menachem Gross

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afl042

Subject(s) - medicine , airway obstruction , complication , cricoid cartilage , surgery , vocal cord paralysis , laryngeal paralysis , paralysis , cord , intubation , vocal cord dysfunction , larynx , airway , asthma

Nasogastric tube (NGT) syndrome is a rarely reported complication of NGT use that can cause life-threatening laryngeal obstruction. The syndrome results from post-cricoid ulceration, which affects the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles, thus causing vocal cord abduction paralysis and upper airway obstruction. We describe a case of a 72-year-old patient with this syndrome who was treated successfully and emphasise the difficulty of diagnosis in frail older adults.

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