Endoscopic Removal of A Nasogastric Tube Accidentally Stitched During Bariatric Surgery: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Giada Di Donato Annalisa Capannolo Marco Valvano Giovanni Cianca Loreto Lombardi

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Annalisa Capannolo
Diagnostic and Surgical Endoscopy Unit, S. Salvatore Hospital, Via L. Natali, L'Aquila, Italy

A B S T R A C T

To mistakenly suture a nasogastric tube (NGT) at an anastomotic site is a rare surgical occurrence during gastrointestinal operations. Therapeutic options are substantially represented by endoscopic management or surgery. Here we report our experience in the successful endoscopic removal of a NGT, sutured at the level of the gastrojejunal anastomosis after the performance of a mini-gastric bypass.

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Case Report and Review of the Literature

Publication history

Received: Thu 15, Jun 2023
Accepted: Mon 10, Jul 2023
Published: Mon 24, Jul 2023

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© 2023 Annalisa Capannolo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2023.05.01