The Enigma of a Ryles tube

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Published: Feb 24, 2024
Keywords:
anatomic, confirmatory, radiography, procedure

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R. Kaaviya
Final year PG, Department of Anesthesiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Kancheepuram.
Ganganesamy
Assistant professor, Department of General Surgery, Government Mohankumaramangalam Medical College, Salem. Kancheepuram.
Lakshmi R.
Head of the department, Department of Anesthesiology, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Kancheepuram.

Abstract

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 an anatomic abnormalities of gastrointestinal tract.

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Vol. 28 No. 1 (2024)
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