The Heimlich maneuver is life-saving in a patient choked by a foreign body. However,rare complications have been reported following this maneuver,even when it was performed properly. Herein,we present a case of gastric perforation following a forceful Heimlich maneuver in a patient with nasopharyngeal cancer.
The American Journal of Medicine
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