A CASE OF ASCENDING PHARYNGEAL ARTERY INJURY AFTER REMOVAL OF A FOREIGN BODY IN THE AIRWAY

Abstract

　　The patient was a woman in her 60s who went into cardiopulmonary arrest due to food asphyxiation. After the return of spontaneous circulation following removal of a foreign body from her airway and compression of the sternum, the patient was brought to our hospital. Examination after arrival revealed injuries to the ascending pharyngeal artery and liver, both requiring treatment by transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE). Although TAE is a useful hemostatic method in trauma care, some embolic agents should be avoided depending on the target artery for embolization. For this reason, performing TAE requires appropriate knowledge.