• Korean J Radiol · Nov 2008

    Case Reports

    Spondylodiscitis complicated by the ingestion of a button battery: a case report.

    • Praharaju Janaki Sudhakar, Jameela Al Dossary, and Neelam Malik.
    • Department of Radiology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Kingdom of Bahrain. pjsudhakar@rediffmail.com
    • Korean J Radiol. 2008 Nov 1;9(6):555-8.

    AbstractA one-and-a-half year old boy who presented with a cough, irritability, and refusal of food was found to have an impacted foreign body in his upper esophagus. We present the radiologic findings of the foreign body (a button battery) impacted in the upper esophagus and its complications; namely, mediastinitis and spondylodiscitis after endoscopic removal. Further, plain radiograph and MR imaging findings are discussed along with literature review.

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