He stated that he once vomited blood, and that he frequently felt that he was going to choke.
"On examining his throat, a large clot of blood was found to be adherent to the posterior wall of the pharynx.

On removing this clot of blood, no signs of the presence of a leech could be detected.

However, on account of the symptoms complained of by the patient I introduced a polypus forceps into the lower part of the pharynx and toward the esophagus, where a body, distinctly moving, was felt.

This body I seized with the forceps, and with considerable force managed to remove it.

It was a leech between 2 1/2 and three inches in length, and with a body of the size of a Lee-Metford bullet.