OBJECTIVE To study the safety and efficacy of percutaneous fluoroscopic gastrostomy tube placement in patients with head and neck cancer. DESIGN We conducted a retrospective case review of 92 consecutive cases. Comparable access procedures and relevant literature were reviewed. SETTING Academic tertiary care center. PATIENTS Patients with head and neck cancer who underwent percutaneous fl...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of perioperative anesthesia complications during bilateral myringotomy with tympanostomy tube placement (BMTT). SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital where otolaryngology attending physicians and residents performed surgical procedures. Anesthesia providers included pediatric anesthesiologists, residents, nurse anesthetists, and students. METHODS Med...

OBJECTIVES Insertion of a nasogastric tube, though a common clinical procedure, can produce unexpected complications. We sought to analyse the procedure, and explore means to improve its safety. METHODS We present a case with a thoracic complication. We review the English literature for the range of complications, and collate all available clinical tests used to confirm enteric placement. R...

PURPOSE To describe a minimally invasive technique for conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy with the Jones tube. This technique creates a direct communication between the conjunctiva and the middle meatus with the use of a 14-gauge angiocatheter. The glass tube is inserted under endoscopic or direct visualization. METHODS A retrospective review of consecutive patients who underwent the minimally ...

INTRODUCTION Tracheostomy is a common airway procedure for life support. The fracture of the tracheostomy tube is a rare complication. We report a case of a 14-year-old boy whose fractured stainless steel tracheostomy tube dislodged into the tracheobronchial tree. We include a literature review and proposed recommendations for tracheostomy care. CASE PRESENTATION A 14-year-old Thai boy who ha...

Preventable complications maybe associated with the placement of nasogastric tubes. Our report raises awareness of the potentially fatal complications that can occur. We also recommend an approach for clinicians which maybe used to avoid significant patient morbidity.

AIM Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a widely performed surgical procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity. Late complications mainly originate from either the injection port or the gastric band. Complications from the tube and band together are also described. CASE REPORT We here report a case of adjustable gastric band migrated subserosally into the stomach with its who...

Nasogastric (NG) tube misplacement into the airways is a rare complication. The presence of a cuffed endotracheal or tracheostomic tube often gives primary care providers a false sense of security. This report presents a case of inadvertent NG tube insertion into the right lower lobe bronchus of a 79-year-old patient with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, resulting in pneumonia an...