Button batteries in the oesophagus: A surgical emergency

K. Milford; A. Numanoglu; A. Brooks; S. Cox

doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i10.11172

Button batteries in the oesophagus: A surgical emergency

K. Milford^*, A. Numanoglu, A. Brooks, S. Cox

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We describe two cases of missed battery ingestion that led to extensive morbidity, requiring surgical management that would not have been necessary had the batteries been removed timeously.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	978-980
Number of pages	3
Journal	South African Medical Journal
Volume	106
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i10.11172
Publication status	Published - Oct 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Button batteries
Foreign bodies
Oesophagus

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Button batteries in the oesophagus: A surgical emergency

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