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Swallowed intestinal decompression tubes

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The American Journal of Digestive Diseases

Conclusions

  1. (1)

    An intestinal decompression tube swallowed by patient will usually pass through the gastrointestinal tract in the absence of obstruction.

  2. (2)

    The length of time required for a swallowed tube to be excreted varies from four hours to as long as eighteen days.

  3. (3)

    Failure of a tube to be excreted per rectum does not in itself constitute an indication for surgical intervention.

  4. (4)

    Failure of a tube to be excreted in a reasonable length of time associated with intestinal distention, obstipation, pain, and vomiting (bowel obstruction) is a definite indication for surgical intervention.

  5. (5)

    Intussusception caused by an air filled balloon of an intestinal tube constitutes a positive indication for immediate surgery.

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    Meyer O. Cantor

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Cantor, M.O. Swallowed intestinal decompression tubes. Amer. Jour. Dig. Dis. 18, 250–254 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02891990

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