Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1997, 183 (4)

Case Report

A Press-Through-Pack in the Larynx

MASAKI KUMAGAI, KATSUHISA IKEDA, TAKESHI OSHIMA, SIGERU NAKATSUKA and TOMONORI TAKASAKA

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai 980-77

  • A case of a 96-year-old male with a foreign body in the larynx is reported. The foreign body was a press-through-pack (PTP), a plastic packing for medicine, 16 mm´16 mm´3 mm in size. The PTP was safely removed from the larynx under general anesthesia.
    Key words--- press-through-pack; foreign body; larynx
    © 1997 Tohoku University Medical Press

    Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1997, 183, 293-295
    Address for reprints: Masaki Kumagai, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryomachi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-77, Japan.

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