Swallowed nasal pack: a rare but serious complication of the management of epistaxis
- 1 May 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Vol. 118 (5) , 372-373
- https://doi.org/10.1258/002221504323086589
Abstract
Packing of the nose with a suitable material remains a popular method of treating epistaxis. The authors report a serious complication of a new design of nasal pack; Rapid Rhino®, which was swallowed during the treatment of a patient with epistaxis, resulting in bowel perforation.Keywords
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