Missing pharyngeal pack endoscopically retrieved: An avoidable complication

Mohammed Salman Basha

Annals of Maxillofacial Surgery 2018 8(2):342-343

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.

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