Nasogastric tube syndrome: A life-threatening laryngeal obstruction in a 72-year-old patient

Esther Lee Marcus; Yehezkel Caine; Kasem Hamdan; Menachem Gross

doi:10.1093/ageing/afl042

Nasogastric tube syndrome: A life-threatening laryngeal obstruction in a 72-year-old patient

Esther Lee Marcus^*
, Yehezkel Caine
, Kasem Hamdan
, Menachem Gross

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Nasogastric tube (NGT) syndrome is a rarely reported complication of NGT use that can cause life-threatening laryngeal obstruction. The syndrome results from post-cricoid ulceration, which affects the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles, thus causing vocal cord abduction paralysis and upper airway obstruction. We describe a case of a 72-year-old patient with this syndrome who was treated successfully and emphasise the difficulty of diagnosis in frail older adults.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	538-539
Number of pages	2
Journal	Age and Ageing
Volume	35
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afl042
State	Published - Sep 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Elderly
Enteral nutrition
Larynx
Nasogastric tube syndrome
Upper airway obstruction

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