Open AccessMissing pharyngeal pack endoscopically retrieved: An avoidable complication
Author(s) -
Mohammed Salman Basha
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2231-0746
DOI - 10.4103/ams.ams_188_18
Subject(s) - medicine , throat , otorhinolaryngology , pharynx , surgery , head and neck surgery , head and neck , complication , dentistry , general surgery
Throat packing/pharyngeal packing routinely was done during almost all otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery, dental, and oral and maxillofacial surgeries. We present an unusual case of a pharyngeal throat pack inadvertently left behind postextubation. The pack was subsequently identified and retrieved successfully from the gastrointestinal tract.