Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of persistent halitosis after pharyngeal flap surgery.
A patient presenting with persistent dramatically offensive fetid malodor 1 year after pharyngeal flap surgery is described. Nasendoscopic examination revealed the presence of a foreign body within the nasopharynx lying on the flap. The foreign body was immediately removed by endoscopic telebiopter and revealed itself to be a gauze pad forgotten during the pharyngeal flap surgery. Modern endoscopic equipment allowed both quick diagnosis of this very rare complication and immediate and simple treatment under topical anesthesia.
Finkelstein
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Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Meir Hospital, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Talmi
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Zohar
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Ophir
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D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006209:Halitosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009305:Nasopharynx; D010614:Pharynx / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy; D015503:Surgical Sponges