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- Title
Complicated cases of lithium battery ingestion: Delay can be deadly.
- Authors
Suchismita, Arya; Ranjan, Ravish; Jha, Ashish; Jha, Praveen; Choudhary, Madhur; Dayal, Vishwa; Sehrawat, Kuldeep
- Abstract
Increasing use of button battery (BB) in household products and toys is responsible for the growing incidence of button battery ingestion (BBI). The BBI may cause life-threatening complications. We present a series of three cases of complicated BBI (lithium cell) with delayed presentation; one of them could not survive due to tracheoesophageal fistula and sepsis. Here, we highlight the importance of early endoscopic intervention and careful follow-up in children with lithium battery ingestion.
- Subjects
INGESTION disorders; LITHIUM cells; SEPSIS; ENDOSCOPY; GASTRIC fistula
- Publication
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2018, Vol 9, Issue 4, p184
- ISSN
0976-5042
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/jde.JDE_86_17