Unilateral Variant of NGT Syndrome: An Uncommon Complication of a Very Common Intervention.

The common complications of nasogastric tube placement include gastrointestinal-tube malposition, coiling, or knotting, impaired function of the lower esophageal sphincter leading to reflux of gastric contents, esophagitis, gastrointestinal bleeding, and aspiration pneumonia. Sofferman et al. in 1990, described a clinical entity constituted by life-threatening bilateral vocal cord paralysis, presenting as throat pain, stridor and respiratory compromise as Nasogastric syndrome (NGTS).