{"pk":933,"title":"A Case Report Highlighting That Silica Gel Products Are Not Always Benign","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Introduction:\n 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.\nCase Report:\n 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.\nConclusion:\n Cylindrical desiccant canisters pose an increased risk of esophageal obstruction.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"Silica gel"},{"word":"esophageal obstruction"},{"word":"desiccant"}],"section":"Case Reports","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7j86n0bs","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Nolan","middle_name":"","last_name":"Lassiter","name_suffix":"","institution":"Touro University - California - College of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo, California","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Nhia","middle_name":"","last_name":"Yang","name_suffix":"","institution":"Sacramento City College, Stockton, California","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Lakshma","middle_name":"","last_name":"Tiyyagura","name_suffix":"","institution":"Gastroenterology, Stockton, California","department":"None"},{"first_name":"K.","middle_name":"Scott","last_name":"Whitlow","name_suffix":"","institution":"Touro University - California - College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Vallejo, California","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2020-10-10T04:18:03+02:00","date_accepted":"2020-10-10T04:18:03+02:00","date_published":"2020-10-10T04:18:41+02:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uciem_cpcem/article/933/galley/681/download/"}]}