Button battery ingestion.
Indian J Pediatr
;
2005 Feb; 72(2): 173-4
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-79306
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.
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Main subject:
Electric Power Supplies
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Burns, Chemical
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Female
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Humans
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Child, Preschool
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Esophagoscopy
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Esophagus
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Foreign Bodies
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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