Objective There is an increasing numberof accidents by erroneous ingestion of button batteries in recent years; the batteries arouse the interest of infants because of their attractive shape and luster. The batteries remaining in the gastrointestinal tract and discharging electric current over a long period of time may induce ulceration or perforation, Results Weeasily removed button batteries from the stomach within 5 minutes in all cases with two magnet-attached tubes. Conclusion Wepresent this battery removal device together with a literature review,because it seems convenient and useful. (Internal Medicine 40: 9-13, 2001)
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