Author(s)

Puneet Khanna, Rakesh Garg, Amit Chirom Singh

Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India..

Although nasogastric tube (NGT) is a simple procedure, the blind placement of nasogastric feeding tubes is not without risks. Chest radiogram is done to confirm the correct position of the NGT. We report a case where radiography could not be confirmatory for the correct position of the tube in a specific group of patients.

Nasogastric Tube; Misplaced; Esophagectomy

Khanna, P. , Garg, R. and Chirom Singh, A. (2012) The Nasogastric Tube in the Thorax after Gastric Pull Up!. Open Journal of Anesthesiology, 2, 36-37. doi: 10.4236/ojanes.2012.22009.