2006
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-006-0258-3
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Pericardial sac perforation: a rare complication of neonatal nasogastric tube feeding

Abstract: The insertion of a nasogastric tube for feeding and gastric aspiration is a common practice in the care of newborns, especially if they are preterm and unwell. Esophageal perforation is a rare but serious complication of this procedure. Associated perforation of the pericardial sac is an unusual, severe, and previously unreported complication of nasogastric tube feeding in a neonate. We present an illustrative case.

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“…Incidence in one series of 371 infants weighing <1500 g was 1/125 with a higher incidence (1/25) in infants weighing less than 700 g 1. Reported complications include pneumothorax,1 chylothorax,2 pericardial sac perforation3 mediastinitis1 and death 1. It may be misdiagnosed as oesophageal atresia due to compression of the lumen of the oesophagus by mass effect created by the false passage.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Incidence in one series of 371 infants weighing <1500 g was 1/125 with a higher incidence (1/25) in infants weighing less than 700 g 1. Reported complications include pneumothorax,1 chylothorax,2 pericardial sac perforation3 mediastinitis1 and death 1. It may be misdiagnosed as oesophageal atresia due to compression of the lumen of the oesophagus by mass effect created by the false passage.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…L'incidence de ces malpositions varie selon les séries entre 21 et 44 % [1,2]. Les sondes de nutrition entérale en polyuréthane sont moins traumatiques car plus souples mais des complications dues à des malpositions ont été rapportées dans différentes études : perforations oesophagiennes [3], gastriques, péricardiques [4] cause, (le diastème représente 0,2 à 1,5 % des malformations congénitales du larynx avec une prévalence de 1 pour 10 000 à 20 000 naissances vivantes [5]), nous ont fait récuser l'indication d'une fibroscopie. L'insufflation d'air à la seringue dans l'estomac après la mesure des distances nez/bouche-oreille + oreille-creux épi-gastrique est la méthode utilisée en routine dans les services de néonatologie pour vérifier le bon positionnement d'une SNG.…”
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“…Other reported complications of feeding tubes in infants include malposition within the esophagus or posterior pharynx or direct injury from perforation of the nasopharynx, esophagus, stomach as well as liver and spleen, and the pericardial sac [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29].…”
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confidence: 99%