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NG tube syndrome: a case report of a rare complication of NG tube

Author(s) -

Harshani Perera

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

ceylon medical journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2386-1274

pISSN - 0009-0875

DOI - 10.4038/cmj.v63i4.8773

Subject(s) - medicine , medical journal , ceylon , sri lanka , public health , family medicine , relevance (law) , library science , law , pathology , ancient history , political science , computer science , history , south asia

NG tube is used widely in clinical practice since its introduction in 1790 by Hunter. Although it is generally well tolerated rarely it can be associated with life threatening complications. Laryngeal injury due to NG tube was known for long [2], however NG tube syndrome was first described in 1990 by Sofferman [3]. The condition is diagnosed clinically by the presence of throat pain, bilateral vocal cord paresis with NG tube in situ. It is a rare phenomenon, and only a few case reports are published worldwide.

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