1. Complicated Cases of Lithium Battery Ingestion: Delay can be Deadly
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Praveen Jha, Vishwa Mohan Dayal, Arya Suchismita, Ravish Ranjan, Ashish K. Jha, Madhur Choudhary, and Kuldeep Sehrawat
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Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Lithium (medication) ,Tracheoesophageal fistula ,button battery ,behavioral disciplines and activities ,tracheoesophageal fistula ,03 medical and health sciences ,Delayed presentation ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Ingestion ,lcsh:RC799-869 ,General Environmental Science ,Button battery ,business.industry ,disc battery ,medicine.disease ,Lithium battery ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,lithium cell ,esophageal stricture ,lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,business ,medicine.drug - 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.
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- 2018
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