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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Main Authors: Milford,K, Numanoglu,A, Brooks,A, Cox,S
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2016
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.