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Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders

SUBGLOTTIC TRACHEAL STENOSIS

02/22/2005

Question:

CAN TRAUMATIC INSERTION OF A NASOGASTRIC TUBE CAUSE SUBGLOTTIC TRACHEAL STENOSIS ?

Answer:

This condition will not result from this process. A nasogastric tube goes into the esophagus and will not cause a tracheal problem

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Response by:

University of Cincinnati Charles Monroe Myer III, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology
Department of Otolaryngology
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Charles Monroe Myer III, MD