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Category: Volume 06 Issue 07 July 2018
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Title: Unusual complication of Naso gastric tube insertion

Authors: Bhagwan Mantri, Mrinal Sircar, Anil Kumar, Mukesh Kumar

 DOI:  https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i7.188

Abstract

Insertion of a nasogastric tube, though a common clinical procedure, can produce unexpected complications. We report a rare complication of Nasogastric (NG) tube insertion, where patient has cut down her Nasogastric tube after 5 days of insertion, which was successfully removed with the help of Magill’s forceps

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Corresponding Author

Bhagwan Mantri

Place –Fortis Hospital Noida (Delhi NCR)