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03 June 2023: Articles

Cervical Emphysema and Pneumomediastinum Caused by a Nasogastric Tube: A Case Report

Unusual clinical course, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents

Hisataka Ominato A* , Yuki Komabayashi A , Shiori Suzuki A , Isamu Kunibe A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.939836

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e939836

Figure 1. (A) Computed tomography (CT) scan shows cervical emphysema and the distal end of the NGT in the nasopharynx (arrow). (B) CT scan shows pneumomediastinum (arrow). (C) CT scan shows the bent NGT at the esophagus (arrow).

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923