title: Batteries not included.
abstract: We report two cases of oesophageal lodgement of ingested button batteries (BB) in young children. In one case the diagnosis and subsequent treatment was made in a timely fashion and the patient suffered no sequelae. In the second case there was a delay in diagnosis and the patient subsequently suffered both early and late complications. The purpose of this report is to highlight theingestion importance of the correct management of suspected BB ingestion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Children's University Hospital, Temple St, Dublin 1.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hand
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Children's University Hospital, Temple St, Dublin 1.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McDowell
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, Children's University Hospital, Temple St, Dublin 1.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gillick
mesh_terms: D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography