Button batteries in the oesophagus: A surgical emergency
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.
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2016
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0256-95742016001000017 |
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Summary: | 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. |
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