A Fatal NG Tube Complication

A 92-year-old woman undergoes Nasogastric tube insertion. Review the chest X-ray to identify a life-threatening iatrogenic complication. What happened?

Pleural perforation


What is the diagnosis?

What is the most likely diagnosis?

Aspiration pneumonia
Caplan syndrome
Pleural perforation
Intestinal malrotation
Small-cell lung cancer

Chest X-Ray, Iatrogenic Injury, Nasogastric tube, Pleural perforation, Pneumothorax

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