title: An intracranial complication of nasogastric intubation. Case report.
abstract: A case is presented in which a patient who had suffered severe facial fractures erroneously had a nasogastric tube placed in the intracranial cavity. It is believed that no such complication of nasogastric intubation has been reported previously.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D005004:Ethmoid Bone; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009666:Nose; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications*