title: Nasogastric tube syndrome: the unilateral variant.
abstract: Nasogastric tube syndrome is an uncommon but a potentially life-threatening complication of nasogastric intubation. It presents as an acute upper airway obstruction secondary to bilateral abductor vocal cord dysfunction resulting from postcricoid chondritis. However, a unilateral variant has also been reported and may herald the development of bilateral pathology. The purpose of this report is to highlight early warning signals of impending crisis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case of unilateral vocal cord involvement secondary to postcricoid chondritis resulting from nasogastric intubation is presented. An additional feature, not reported previously, is the presence of two inflammatory nodular swellings over the cricoid cartilage.
authors.affiliation: Al Adan Hospital, Ahmedi Region, Kuwait. docvik9@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Vikas Inder Nath
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Nehru
authors.forename: Hussein Jasser
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Al Shammari
authors.forename: Abdul Mohsen
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jaffer
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003413:Cricoid Cartilage / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy