Swallowed nasal pack: a rare but serious complication of the management of epistaxis.
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.
Hashmi
S M
SM
Department of Otolaryngology, James Paget Hospital, Great Yarmouth, UK.
Gopaul
S R
SR
Prinsley
P R
PR
Sansom
J R
JR
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003679:Deglutition; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000628:therapy*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006489:Hemostatic Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D008297:Male; D013630:Tampons, Surgical