title: Urinary bladder perforation: an unusual complication of neonatal nasogastric tube feeding.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: P.O. Box 5425, 13 005 Safat, Kuwait.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Mattar
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: al-Alfy
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Dahniya
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: al-Marzouk
mesh_terms: 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*