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Vol. 99. Núm. 8.
Páginas 612 (octubre 2021)
Vol. 99. Núm. 8.
Páginas 612 (octubre 2021)
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Oropharyngeal perforation secondary to nasogastric tube placement
Perforación orofaríngea secundaria a la colocación de una sonda nasogástrica
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Ester Ferrer-Inaebnita,
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, Jaume Bonnin-Pascuala, Cristina Pineño-Floresa,b, Xavier González-Argentea,b,c
a Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma, Mallorca, Spain
b Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Islas Baleares (IdISBa), Palma, Mallorca, Spain
c Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de las Islas Baleares, Palma, Mallorca, Spain
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The patient is a 46-year-old male with a history of multiple abdominal surgeries who was admitted for intestinal obstruction. A nasogastric tube (NGT) was inserted, which was initially not productive. Due to clinical worsening, a thoracoabdominal computed tomography (CT) scan was requested, which revealed the extraluminal pathway of the NGT in the abdomen and thorax (Fig. 1); however, no perforation point was observed, and the perforation point was suspected at the cervical level (Fig. 2). ENT examination identified the perforation in the inferior cavum, dissecting the posterior wall of the pharynx. The NGT was withdrawn, and medical treatment was initiated with corticosteroids, fluconazole, and meropenem. The patient presented radiological clinical improvement and began oral tolerance after one week.

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Please cite this article as: Ferrer-Inaebnit E, Bonnin-Pascual J, Pineño-Flores C, González-Argente X. Perforación orofaríngea secundaria a la colocación de una sonda nasogástrica. Cir Esp. 2021;99:612.

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