title: New, improved nasogastric duodenal mercury tip sump tube for use in the management of intestinal obstruction.
abstract: A new, improved nasogastric duodenal mercury tip sump tube can be introduced simply and efficiently and is especially useful in the management of patients with partial and complete mechanical obstruction, thus sparing the patient surgical intervention and expensive hospitalization.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008628:Mercury
chemical_list: D008628:Mercury