Inadvertent insertion of a nasogastric tube in a patient with head trauma

A Arslantas; R Durmaz; E Cosan; E Tel

doi:10.1007/s003810000385

Inadvertent insertion of a nasogastric tube in a patient with head trauma

Childs Nerv Syst. 2001 Jan;17(1-2):112-4. doi: 10.1007/s003810000385.

Authors

A Arslantas¹, R Durmaz, E Cosan, E Tel

Affiliation

¹ Neurosurgical Department, Osmangazi University, Medical Faculty, Eskisehir, Turkey. [email protected]

PMID: 11219617
DOI: 10.1007/s003810000385

Abstract

This is a report of a 3-year-old boy with intracranial penetration of a nasogastric tube causing brain damage in the left frontal lobe. A computed tomography (CT) showed passage of the nasogastric tube via a fracture of the cribriform plate into the intracranial cavity. The tube was manually removed under antibiotic prophylaxis. The patient then underwent dural repair for rinorrhoea and was discharged in good health.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Injuries / complications
Brain Injuries / diagnosis*
Child, Preschool
Foreign Bodies / complications
Foreign Bodies / diagnosis*
Foreign Bodies / etiology*
Humans
Intubation, Gastrointestinal / adverse effects*
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed