Removal of broken screws using a hollow rubber tube (Nelaton catheter)

A technique for removal of broken cannulated tricortical syndesmotic screws.

Breakage rates of tricortical syndesmotic screws after weight bearing range from 10% to 29%. Removal of the portion of the broken screw buried within the tibia often proves quite difficult. We report a new technique to remove a broken cannulated syndesmotic screw. This technique is simple, time saving, and less traumatic than previously reported methods of broken syndesmotic screw removal.

Surgical removal of broken epidural catheter

While practicing anesthesia in developing and underdeveloped countries, it is important to consider not only the quality of anesthesia but also the cost-effectiveness. I read the article by Singh et al. where the author mentions cost-effective indigenous drug delivery system for nerve blocks.[1] The mentioned technique is an attempt and concentrated mainly on cost-effectiveness. We do regularly...

A Broken Metallic Tracheostomy Tube

Nelaton catheter assisted versus standard nasogastric tube insertion: a randomized, clinical trial.

It is sometimes difficult to insert a nasogastric tube in an anaesthetized patient. We evaluated the benefit of reinforcing the distal portion of the nasogastric tube with a Nelaton catheter: 8 and 10 French Nelaton catheters were inserted into 16 and 18 French nasogastric tubes respectively through the first proximal holes of tubes up to their tips. The patients anaesthetized were randomly all...

A Novel Guide-Wire Technique for Repositioning a Nasobiliary Catheter from Mouth to Nostril without Using a Nelaton Tube

OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the usefulness of a novel guide-wire technique for repositioning without the use of a Nelaton tube and to compare this to the conventional technique. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 50 patients who underwent endoscopic nasobiliary drainage (ENBD) at the Yachiyo Medical Center, Chiba, Japan, were enrolled into the study. The patients were randomly divided into 2 gr...