Endoscopy, Inhaltsverzeichnis Endoscopy 2001; 33(7): 644DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-15318 Images in Focus © Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New YorkSelf-Knotting of Feeding TubeJ. P. Y. Ha, W. T. Siu, C. N. Tang, M. K. W. Li Dept. of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, China Artikel empfehlen Abstract Volltext als PDF herunterladen Figure 1A patient who underwent a three-stage esophagectomy for carcinoma of the esophagus experienced the complications of left vocal cord palsy and choking on swallowing. A feeding tube (2-mm radioopaque PVC tubing, Portex Limited, England) was inserted via endoscopic guidance for nutrition. Upon removal of the tube, we experienced some resistance and the patient complained of retrosternal discomfort. A chest radiograph demonstrated that the tube had become knotted inside the intrathoracic stomach. Figure 2Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed a mild anastomotic stricture which required gentle dilation before successful removal of the tube. Abbildungen Figure 1A patient who underwent a three-stage esophagectomy for carcinoma of the esophagus experienced the complications of left vocal cord palsy and choking on swallowing. A feeding tube (2-mm radioopaque PVC tubing, Portex Limited, England) was inserted via endoscopic guidance for nutrition. Upon removal of the tube, we experienced some resistance and the patient complained of retrosternal discomfort. A chest radiograph demonstrated that the tube had become knotted inside the intrathoracic stomach. Figure 2Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed a mild anastomotic stricture which required gentle dilation before successful removal of the tube.
