title: Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of persistent halitosis after pharyngeal flap surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Meir Hospital, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Finkelstein
authors.forename: Y P
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Talmi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zohar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ophir
mesh_terms: 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