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A complication of prolonged intestinal intubation: Gaseous distention of the terminal balloon

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A patient with regional enteritis was treated with a Cantor tube for relief of intestinal obstruction. Gaseous distention of the terminal balloon of the tube occurred necessitating removal by laparotomy and enterostomy. This rare complication is reviewed and discussed with special reference to etiology and prevention. The relationship of this complication to prolonged intubation is emphasized.

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  1. John Rozanski MD

    Present address: Department of Medicine Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Plorida

  2. Morris Kleinfeld MD (Clinical Professor of Medicine)

    Present address: Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, 4802 10th Avenue, 11219, Brooklyn, New York

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  1. Medical Service, Bellevue Hospital Center and Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York

    John Rozanski MD &  Morris Kleinfeld MD (Clinical Professor of Medicine)

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Rozanski, J., Kleinfeld, M. A complication of prolonged intestinal intubation: Gaseous distention of the terminal balloon. Digest Dis Sci 20, 1067–1070 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01071196

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