Severe esophageal injuries caused by accidental button battery ingestion in children

Introduction: Button batteries represent a low percentage of all foreign bodies swallowed by children and esophageal location is even less frequent. However, these cases are more likely to develop severe injuries. The aim of this essay is to report three cases treated in our institution and review p...

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Main Authors: Sara Fuentes, Indalecio Cano, María Isabel Benavent, Andrés Gómez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
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Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2014;volume=7;issue=4;spage=316;epage=321;aulast=Fuentes