Device for the Removal of Button Batteries.

Abstract

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)

Endoscopic removal of metal foreign bodies by magnet: case report

“…Ферромагнитные свойства проглоченных предметов начали использовать для удаления с 40-х годов прошлого столетия [15]. Сначала это были магниты, прикрепленные к орогастральным трубкам [16] или назогастральному зонду для удаления объектов под контролем рентгеноскопии [17]. В настоящее время создаются магнитные устройства к эндоскопической аппаратуре для извлечения МИТ, если они находятся в пищеводе, желудке или проксимальном отделе двенадцатиперстной кишки [4, 18,19].…”

Endoscopic removal of a long sharp metallic foreign body by a snared magnet: An attractive solution

“…As early as 1940s, Equen 12 developed a method to remove foreign bodies from the GI tract using a magnet. There have been several case reports on the use of magnets attached to orogastric tubes for the blind removal of objects 10,13 . Himadi and Fischer 14 described a method of removing bobby pins and straight pins from the upper GI tract by inserting a small magnet into a nasogastric tube which was then passed through the mouth and nasopharynx under fluoroscopic observation.…”

“…There have been several case reports on the use of magnets attached to orogastric tubes for the blind removal of objects. 10,13 Himadi and Fischer 14 described a method of removing bobby pins and straight pins from the upper GI tract by inserting a small magnet into a nasogastric tube which was then passed through the mouth and nasopharynx under fluoroscopic observation. Jaffe and Corneli 15 applied this method to remove disc batteries through the oropharynx, a technique particularly useful for the removal of ingested disc batteries in children.…”

Systemic absorption of lithium following ingestion of a lithium button battery

“…26,27 Other authors have described an ingenious method using magnets mounted on the end of a nasogastric tube to achieve battery retrieval under X-ray control. 28,29 If these techniques are employed, it is important to maintain control of the battery at times, to prevent the battery lodging in the oesophagus or the trachea during extraction. Open gastrotomy is also a quick and effective method for battery removal in cases in which an endoscopic approach is not possible.…”