A Case Report Highlighting That Silica Gel Products Are Not Always Benign

INTRODUCTION: Silica gel packets are commonly used desiccants for medication products; these packets generally only pose a choking risk in young children. However, new cylindrical desiccant canisters have been developed, which may increase the risk for obstruction in adults. CASE REPORT: An elderly...

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Autores principales: Lassiter, Nolan, Yang, Nhia, Tiyyagura, Lakshma, Whitlow, K. Scott
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7676770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33217276
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.7.47673
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author Lassiter, Nolan
Yang, Nhia
Tiyyagura, Lakshma
Whitlow, K. Scott
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description INTRODUCTION: Silica gel packets are commonly used desiccants for medication products; these packets generally only pose a choking risk in young children. However, new cylindrical desiccant canisters have been developed, which may increase the risk for obstruction in adults. CASE REPORT: An elderly male presented to the emergency department complaining of difficulty swallowing after taking his morning medications. Through a diligent work-up a desiccant canister was found lodged in the lower esophageal sphincter. The patient was endotracheally intubated and a Roth Net retriever was used to remove the canister. CONCLUSION: Cylindrical desiccant canisters pose an increased risk of esophageal obstruction.
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spelling pubmed-76767702020-11-24 A Case Report Highlighting That Silica Gel Products Are Not Always Benign Lassiter, Nolan Yang, Nhia Tiyyagura, Lakshma Whitlow, K. Scott Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report INTRODUCTION: Silica gel packets are commonly used desiccants for medication products; these packets generally only pose a choking risk in young children. However, new cylindrical desiccant canisters have been developed, which may increase the risk for obstruction in adults. CASE REPORT: An elderly male presented to the emergency department complaining of difficulty swallowing after taking his morning medications. Through a diligent work-up a desiccant canister was found lodged in the lower esophageal sphincter. The patient was endotracheally intubated and a Roth Net retriever was used to remove the canister. CONCLUSION: Cylindrical desiccant canisters pose an increased risk of esophageal obstruction. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020-10-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7676770/ /pubmed/33217276 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.7.47673 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Lassiter et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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title_sort case report highlighting that silica gel products are not always benign
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