• Pediatric emergency care · Apr 2006

    Case Reports

    Case report: esophageal foreign body mistaken for impacted button battery.

    • Mark Silverberg and Roger Tillotson.
    • Kings County Hospital and SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, USA. msilverberg2@nyc.rr.com
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2006 Apr 1; 22 (4): 262-5.

    AbstractForeign body ingestion is a common complaint in the pediatric emergency department. Here, we report an interesting case of a coin ingestion in which the radiographic findings were alarming and inconsistent with the history provided by our patient. A brief review of the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal foreign bodies is presented, with particular focus on ingested coins and button batteries.

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