Mal-positioned Gastrojejunostomy Tube
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CASE REPORT A 41-year-old female presented to the emergency department with nausea, vomiting and foreign body sensation in her throat. The patient had multiple co-morbidities including hypertension, diabetes, cervical cancer and gastroparesis with gastrojejunostomy (GJ) tube. The patient had stable vitals, was in no respiratory distress, and her only complaint was mild throat pain and abdominal pain at the GJ tube insertion site. Physical exam revealed a foreign object in the oropharynx (Figure 1). Abdominal exam showed a soft, non-distended, non-tender abdomen with GJ-tube and colostomy in place. Abdominal series and upright chest radiograph were obtained (Figure 2).
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