Case report: esophageal foreign body mistaken for impacted button battery.
Foreign 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.
Silverberg
Mark
M
Kings County Hospital and SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY, USA. msilverberg2@nyc.rr.com
Tillotson
Roger
R
D002648:Child; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006794:Household Articles; D006801:Humans; D009717:Numismatics; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014839:Vomiting