title: Perforation of Meckel's diverticulum by a button battery: report of a case.
abstract: A perforation of Meckel's diverticulum (MD) by foreign bodies is an extremely rare cause of acute abdomen in children. We herein present a rare case of perforation of Meckel's diverticulum in a child after swallowing an alkaline button battery that contained lithium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Karaman
authors.forename: Derya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
authors.forename: Yusuf Hakan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Cavuşoğlu
authors.forename: Mustafa Kemal
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Onursal
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Varlikli
authors.forename: Ozden
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cakmak
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000293:injuries*; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012421:Rupture