Esophageal perforation and epidural emphysema as complications of nasogastric tube placement

Yusuke Ito; Junki Mizumoto

doi:10.1002/jgf2.743

Esophageal perforation and epidural emphysema as complications of nasogastric tube placement

J Gen Fam Med. 2024 Oct 24;26(1):98-99. doi: 10.1002/jgf2.743. eCollection 2025 Jan.

Authors

Yusuke Ito¹, Junki Mizumoto^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Family Practice Azusawa Hospital Tokyo Japan.
² Department of Family Practice Ehime Seikyo Hospital Matsuyama Ehime Japan.
³ Center for General Medicine Education, School of Medicine Keio University Tokyo Japan.

Abstract

We present a 72-year-old man with end-stage renal disease and Hashimoto encephalopathy in whom a diagnosis of epidural emphysema because of esophageal perforation by a nasogastric tube placement. Although its imaging findings may be alarming to clinicians, close monitoring and conservative treatment are advisable.

Keywords: epidural emphysema; esophageal perforation; nasogastric tube.