title: Nasogastric tube syndrome: a life-threatening laryngeal obstruction in a 72-year-old patient.
abstract: Nasogastric tube (NGT) syndrome is a rarely reported complication of NGT use that can cause life-threatening laryngeal obstruction. The syndrome results from post-cricoid ulceration, which affects the posterior cricoarytenoid muscles, thus causing vocal cord abduction paralysis and upper airway obstruction. We describe a case of a 72-year-old patient with this syndrome who was treated successfully and emphasise the difficulty of diagnosis in frail older adults.
authors.affiliation: Acute Geriatric Department, Herzog Hospital, POB 3900, Jerusalem 91035, Israel. elm@zahav.net.il
authors.forename: Esther-Lee
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: Yehezkel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Caine
authors.forename: Kasem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hamdan
authors.forename: Menachem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D020198:Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome; D014140:Tracheotomy