Pneumothorax Following Feeding Tube Placement: Precaution and Treatment

Bardia Amirlak; Iradj Amirlak; Ziad Awad; Morteza Zahmatkesh; Irakilis Pipinos; Armour Forse

Acta Medica Iranica (May 2012)

Pneumothorax Following Feeding Tube Placement: Precaution and Treatment

Bardia Amirlak,
Iradj Amirlak,
Ziad Awad,
Morteza Zahmatkesh,
Irakilis Pipinos,
Armour Forse

Affiliations

Bardia Amirlak: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Texas, South Western Medical Center, Texas, USA.
Iradj Amirlak: Department of Pediatrics, NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain UAE.
Ziad Awad: Department of Surgery, University of Florida, USA.
Morteza Zahmatkesh: Department of Emergency, NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ain UAE.
Irakilis Pipinos: Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Nebraska, USA.
Armour Forse: Department of Surgery, Creighton University, Nebraska, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 50, no. 5

Abstract

Read online

Nasojejunal feeding tubes are being used at an increased frequency, but it is not without complications that could be life-threatening. We report two cases of pneumothorax following small-bore feeding tube insertion into the pleural cavity, resulting in pneumothorax. We further discuss the potential measures that can be taken to prevent and treat this serious complication.

Published in Acta Medica Iranica

ISSN: 0044-6025 (Print); 1735-9694 (Online)
Publisher: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://acta.tums.ac.ir/

About the journal

Abstract

Keywords