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A forgotten nasogastric feeding tube that refuses to get out.

Michalis GalanopoulosAthanasios TsigaridasLazaros VarytimiadisApostolis PapaefthymiouLazaros KalampalikisSpyridon LadiasGerassimos J Mantzaris
Published in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Nasogastric tubes (NGT) are extensively used and generally harmless, yet loop formation and malpositioning are often reported especially when using thin NGT for enteral feeding which placed blindly; therefore, diligent follow-up of NGT is required with confirmation of right placement, changing it to PEG if long use of NGT needed.
Keyphrases
  • drug delivery
  • multidrug resistant
  • ultrasound guided