Open AccessComminuted nasogastric tube fracture: a rare complication
Author(s) -
Hiba Eldigair,
Ruhaid Khurram,
José Bennell,
Naheed Mir
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bjr|case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20210049
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , enteral administration , surgery , tube (container) , feeding tube , decompression , parenteral nutrition , engineering , mechanical engineering
A nasogastric tube is commonly used as a method of enteral feeding or gastric decompression in clinical practice and its insertion is occasionally associated with local complications. In this case report, we present an extremely rare complication of a comminuted nasogastric tube fracture in a 54-year-old male patient receiving enteral feeding in hospital secondary to a diagnosis of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
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