Urinary bladder perforation: an unusual complication of neonatal nasogastric tube feeding.
Nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding is an accepted method of feeding premature infants. This case report records an unusual and previously unreported complication of NGT feeding in a neonate.
Mattar
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P.O. Box 5425, 13 005 Safat, Kuwait.
al-Alfy
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Dahniya
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al-Marzouk
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D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total; D011859:Radiography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*