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- Title
Perforation of the upper and lower segments of atretic esophagus (type C) secondary to nasogastric tube insertion.
- Authors
Lahdes-Vasama, Tuija; Sihvonen, R.; Iber, T.; Lahdes-Vasama, Tuija Terhikki
- Abstract
We report an unusual case of nasogastric tube, during insertion, perforating the upper and lower segments of atretic esophagus (type C) and ending up in the stomach. Symptoms and imaging of the newborn are presented and the causative factors of the incident discussed.
- Subjects
CASE studies; NEONATAL surgery; ESOPHAGEAL surgery; ESOPHAGEAL atresia; GASTRIC intubation; MEDICAL imaging systems; TRACHEAL fistula; ESOPHAGEAL perforation; DISEASE complications; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Pediatric Surgery International, 2009, Vol 25, Issue 6, p537
- ISSN
0179-0358
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00383-009-2377-z