Batteries not included
Hand, F.; McDowell, D.; Gillick, J.
Irish Medical Journal 107(1): 22-23
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0332-3102 PMID: 24592644 Document Number: 675709
We report two cases of oesophageal lodgement of ingested button batteries (BB) in young children. In one case the diagnosis and subsequent treatment was made in a timely fashion and the patient suffered no sequelae. In the second case there was a delay in diagnosis and the patient subsequently suffered both early and late complications. The purpose of this report is to highlight theingestion importance of the correct management of suspected BB ingestion.