TITLE:
The Nasogastric Tube in the Thorax after Gastric Pull Up!
AUTHORS:
Puneet Khanna, Rakesh Garg, Amit Chirom Singh
KEYWORDS:
Nasogastric Tube; Misplaced; Esophagectomy
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Anesthesiology,
Vol.2 No.2,
April
19,
2012
ABSTRACT: Although nasogastric tube (NGT) is a simple procedure, the blind placement of nasogastric feeding tubes is not without risks. Chest radiogram is done to confirm the correct position of the NGT. We report a case where radiography could not be confirmatory for the correct position of the tube in a specific group of patients.