Alkaline disc battery ingestion in Children: A special hazard
Foreign body ingestion by a child is not an uncommon occurrence. Alkaline disc battery presents special hazards because of its small size, rounded shape and chemical composition. A total of 154 cases of foreign body ingestion were documented in five year long study. Out of these 9(5.85%) children ha...
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| Published in: | Annals of King Edward Medical University Vol. 9; no. 4 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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15-07-2016
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| Summary: | Foreign body ingestion by a child is not an uncommon occurrence. Alkaline disc battery presents special hazards because of its small size, rounded shape and chemical composition. A total of 154 cases of foreign body ingestion were documented in five year long study. Out of these 9(5.85%) children had ingested alkaline disc batteries. One (1.12%) could be removed endoscopically from oesophagous. Two (22.23%) boys underwent laparotomy as the battery cases were broken. Rest of the 6 (66.66%) could be treated conservatively. In two cases (22.23%) laxative use enhanced the process of recovery. Emphasis is made on the careful follow up approach for this benign but potentially dangerous condition in contrast to a more radical approach propagated by many. |
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| ISSN: | 2079-7192 2079-0694 |
| DOI: | 10.21649/akemu.v9i4.1370 |