Diagnosis and Management of Button Battery Ingestion Complicated by Tracheo-Esophageal and Aorto-Esophageal Fistulas

Diagnosis and Management of Button Battery Ingestion Complicated by Tracheo-Esophageal and Aorto-Esophageal Fistulas

Button battery ingestion (BBI) is common in children and its prevalence has increased in the last decades. BBI can be responsible for very severe and potentially fatal complications if not promptly detected. We describe the successful management of two cases of BBI that occurred in two previously he...

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Main Authors: Ludovica R. M. Lanzafame, Alfredo Blandino, Giuseppe Cicero, Placido Romeo, Salvatore Agati, Rosanna Zanai, Antonio Celona, Christian Booz, Vitali Koch, Silvio Mazziotti, Tommaso D’Angelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
foreign bodies
endoscopy
computed tomography
X-ray
esophageal fistula
pediatric emergency medicine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/10/2369

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