Button battery removed from the stomach resulting in a missed aortoesophageal fistula – a multidisciplinary approach to rescuing a very young patient: a case report

ConclusionsCoin batteries are designed for a wide variety of small appliances, such as hearing aids, watches, remote controls, and toys.Although a change in the clinical approach to battery ingestion is needed to avoid misdiagnosis or delayed treatment, primary prevention of battery ingestion would be even more effective than an improved treatment.
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research