PMC5301129_01
An X-ray detectable nasal packing gauze with a size of 30 x 3 cm used in the endonasal endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy. The blue strip is X-ray detectable.
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F1
X-ray detectable ribbon gauze soaked with 0.02% epinephrine was placed in the middle meatus to prevent blood and liquid from flowing into the pharynx (Fig 1).
Plain X-ray of the abdomen. a The nasal packing gauze with X-ray indicator is detected in the stomach on the same day of the surgery (arrow). b Magnified image. c The gauze disappeared 1 week later.
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F2
Abdominal X-ray image on the same day demonstrated the presence of the gauze in the stomach although the patient did not notice swallowing the gauze (Fig 2a, b). The gauze was not there on the X-ray 1 week later (Fig 2c).