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M Kumagai¹, K Ikeda, T Oshima

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.

The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

|April 29, 1998

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A 96-year-old man had a plastic medicine packaging lodged in his larynx. The foreign body was successfully removed during surgery.

Area of Science:

Otolaryngology
Medical Device Safety

Background:

Foreign body ingestion and aspiration are common emergencies, particularly in elderly patients.
Press-through-packs (PTPs) are widely used for pharmaceutical packaging and pose a potential aspiration risk.

Observation:

A case report details a 96-year-old male presenting with a laryngeal foreign body.
The object was identified as a 16 mm x 16 mm x 3 mm PTP, a common plastic medicine packaging.

Findings:

The PTP was lodged within the larynx, posing a significant airway obstruction risk.
Surgical intervention under general anesthesia was required for safe removal of the foreign body.

Implications:

This case highlights the importance of considering PTPs as potential laryngeal foreign bodies in geriatric patients.

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Awareness and preventative measures regarding PTP aspiration are crucial for patient safety.