Nasogastric Tube Syndrome: The Unilateral Variant | Zendy

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Nasogastric Tube Syndrome: The Unilateral Variant

Author(s) -

Vikas Inder Nath Nehru,

Hussein Jasser Al Shammari,

Abdul Mohsen Jaffer

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

medical principles and practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1423-0151

pISSN - 1011-7571

DOI - 10.1159/000068162

Subject(s) - medicine , chondritis , cricoid cartilage , intubation , complication , surgery , cord , airway , vocal cord dysfunction , airway obstruction , orotracheal intubation , relapsing polychondritis , larynx , asthma

Nasogastric tube syndrome is an uncommon but a potentially life-threatening complication of nasogastric intubation. It presents as an acute upper airway obstruction secondary to bilateral abductor vocal cord dysfunction resulting from postcricoid chondritis. However, a unilateral variant has also been reported and may herald the development of bilateral pathology. The purpose of this report is to highlight early warning signals of impending crisis.

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