Button battery ingestion

Abstract

Button batteries represent a special category of pediatric ingested foreign body because of the possibility of serious complications particularly if impacted in the esophagus. We report a case of a 3-year-old girl with severe mid esophageal burns due to a lodged battery. More awareness is required amongst physicians to avert such dangers and ensure prompt removal.

Spondylodiscitis Complicated by the Ingestion of a Button Battery: a Case Report

“…The peak age of incidence is between six months and thee years of age (7). Button batteries contain heavy metals such as mercury, silver, lithium or a strong alkali (7).…”

“…The peak age of incidence is between six months and thee years of age (7). Button batteries contain heavy metals such as mercury, silver, lithium or a strong alkali (7). Possible mechanisms of injury as a result of their ingestion include electrolyte leakage from the batteries, alkali production from external currents, mercury toxicity and pressure necrosis (8).…”

Pediatric Battery-Related Emergency Department Visits in the United States, 1990–2009

“…10 Delayed complications include esophageal perforation, esophageal stricture, vocal cord paralysis due to recurrent laryngeal nerve damage, and development of tracheoesophageal or aortoesophageal fistulas that can lead to exsanguination and death. [1][2][3][4][5]9,10,24 Litovitz et al 9 reported an alarming 6.7-fold increase from 1985 to 2009 in the percentage of button battery ingestions with severe and fatal outcomes, and found that outcomes were worse among children ,4 years old. Because button batteries may be mistaken for a coin, electrocardiogram electrode, or other external object on a chest radiograph, disk-shaped objects should be carefully examined for features such as diameter and a double rim to prevent delays in diagnosis.…”

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Most button battery ingestions are benign; however, severe complications and even death can occur, especially if a button battery becomes lodged in the esophagus. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Recent reports suggest that fatal and severe button battery ingestions are increasing, 9 and that this trend is associated with the increasing use of 3-V 20-mm lithium button batteries. 9,10 Button batteries can also cause serious injury if they become lodged in the nasal cavity or external auditory canal.…”

Çocuklarda özofagus yabancı cisimleri

“…Yabancı cisimlerin yutulması genellikle altı ayla üç yaş arasındaki çocuklarda daha sık görülmektedir (4,5,8). Genel anestezi altında ÖYC'nin çıkarılmasında rijit özofa-goskopi kolay ve güvenli bir yöntemdir (6).…”