Less is More: Nasogastric Tube Perforation in a Patient With Prior Roux‐en‐Y Gastric Bypass
Mario Tavakoli, Sam Papasotiriou, Dustin R. Fraidenburg · 2025
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Description
Mario Tavakoli, Sam Papasotiriou, and Dustin R. Fraidenburg report a fatal tube injury case in a paper from 2025. A feeding tube passed through the nose is a routine hospital step and is seen as safe. In rare cases the tube can pierce the gut wall, with deadly results.
The patient was a woman of fifty-one who had just had a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The tube perforated her altered gut, leading to infection of the belly and septic shock. Past gut surgery raises this risk, as do some tissue and bowel diseases. The authors urge great care in such patients and offer tips to cut the risk.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mario Tavakoli, Sam Papasotiriou, Dustin R. Fraidenburg |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |