Vol.97 No.4 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 97 No. 4 April 2004
Laryngeal Foreign Body Caused by
Press-through Package (PTP)
Akihiro Sakai, Kenji Okami, Motoki Sekine,
Hidenori Fukuda and Masahiro Takahashi
(Tokai University)
A rare case of PTP foreign body in the larynx is reported. The patient was a 58-year-old female who complained of foreign body sensation in the throat and cough without dyspnea. She did not remember swallowing a PTP. The PTP was safely removed from the larynx by direct laryngoscopy under neuro lept analgesia. Three months after removal, contact granuloma occurred on the bilateral posterior vocal cords. It was controled by steroid inhalation and tranilast. The methods of anesthesia and operation are discussed.
Key words : PTP, foreign body, neuro lept analgesia