Case Report: Button battery ingestion-an underestimated emergency in children.

ABSTRACT: In general, the battery-related emergency department visit rate has continued to rise in the last decade. We present two cases of previously healthy toddlers (14 and 24 months old) with unwitnessed battery ingestion, who presented with massive, hematocrit-relevant hematemesis. Initially, both children showed stable vital signs. Following a symptom-free interval, both had a recurrence of massive hematemesis, which could not be controlled despite a multidisciplinary approach with pediatric, radiology, ENT specialists, endoscopy and anesthesia. Pathological workup showed necrosis with secondary aortoesophageal fistula due to battery-induced colliquation necrosis caused by caustic soda produced at the minus pole. We conclude, that preclinical risk scores, excellent clinical pathways (e.g., fro

SUBMITTER: Konzett K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11793998 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature