[Cardiac arrest in child caused by button battery in the oesophagus and complicated by aorto-oesophageal fistula].
Ingestion of button battery can result in serious complications if the battery becomes lodged in the oesophagus. We report a case of a 14-month-old child who died from exanguination due to aorto-oesophageal fistula caused by a lithium button battery lodged in the oesophagus. Recommendations concerning diagnostics, treatment and observations are described.
Slagelse Sygehus, Operations/anaestesi-, Intensiv- og Sterilafdeling, og Københavns Universitet, Retspatologisk Afdeling, Denmark.
Anette
A
Mortensen
Nikolaj Friis
NF
Hansen
Ole Mikael
OM
Schiødt
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001344:Autopsy; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D004947:Esophagus; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008094:Lithium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D008094:Lithium