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  • 简介:Thenasogastrictube(NGT)hasbecomeafrequentlyuseddevicetoalleviategastrointestinalsymptoms.Nasogastrictubesyndrome(NTS)isanuncommonbutpotentiallylife-threateningcomplicationofanindwellingNGT.NTSischaracterizedbyacuteupperairwayobstructionduetobilateralvocalcordparalysis.Wereportacaseofa76-year-oldmanwithNTS,inducedbyanindwellinglongintestinaltube.Hewasadmittedtoourhospitalfortreatmentofsigmoidcoloncancer.Heunderwentsigmoidectomytoreleaseabowelobstruction,andhadalongintestinaltubeinsertedtodecompresstheintestinaltract.Hepresentedacutedyspneafollowingprolongedintestinalintubation,andbronchoscopyshowedbilateralvocalcordparalysis.TheNGTwasremovedimmediately,andtracheotomywasperformed.Thepatientwasfinallydischargedinafullyrecoveredstate.NTSbeconsideredinpatientscomplainingofacuteupperairwayobstruction,notonlywithaNGTinsertedbutalsowithalongintestinaltube.

  • 标签: Nasogastric TUBE SYNDROME Nasogastric TUBE LONG