A case of corrosive tracheoesophageal fistula: A complication of button battery ingestion
Kenneth Joseph Mlay,
Peter Ernest Kipiki,
Bernard Minja
et al.
Abstract:Key Clinical MessageButton battery ingestion has been a common condition encountered by otorhinolaryngologists. Impaction in the esophagus can lead to serious and fatal complications such as tracheoesophageal fistula. Management involves a multidisciplinary team and varies from supportive therapy to surgical intervention.AbstractIngestion of button batteries has been seen with increasing frequency over the past decade. In several small numbers of reported cases, their impaction in the esophagus has led to seve… Show more
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