title: Acquired tracheo-esophageal fistulas caused by button battery lodged in the esophagus.
abstract: Esophageal impacting of button batteries must be distinguished from impacting of other foreign bodies because of their severe complications. We present a 2.5-year-old girl who had an acquired tracheo-esophageal fistula (TEF) caused by a calculator battery lodged in her esophagus. We also review the literature and assess the applicability of multislice CT and its possible advantages in children with acquired TEF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey. mimamoglu61@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imamoğlu
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cay
authors.forename: Polat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koşucu
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmetoğlu
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sarihan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D011211:Electric Power Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014584:User-Computer Interface