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. 2026 Apr 10;18(4):e106787. doi: 10.7759/cureus.106787

Table 2. Reported cases of nasogastric tube syndrome and associated airway outcomes.

Author Patient Context Immunocompromised Symptom Time of Symptom Onset Airway Intervention Airway Findings Outcome
Sanaka et al. [3] Small bowel obstruction secondary to post-operative adhesions No Stridor, Shortness of Breath 4 days Tracheostomy B/L Mild arytenoid oedema Decannulated after 3 weeks
Sano et al. [5] Large bowel obstruction secondary to sigmoid colon cancer No Stridor, throat pain, Hypoxia 6 days Tracheosotomy B/L arytenoid oedema Decannulated after 4 weeks
Apostolakis LW et al. [6] Toxic megacolon No Stridor 2 days Tracheosotomy B/L impaired vocal cord abduction bilaterally, with oedema; postcricoid necrotic ulcer was noted, 1.5 cm in width. No recovery till 1 month