title: [Broad injury panorama in children who swallowed a battery].
abstract: Most ingested batteries in children pass through the gastrointestinal canal without problems. The risk for complications is at its highest if the battery gets stuck in the esophagus or if the child is less than 6 years of age or the size of the battery exceeds 15 mm. Thorough database searches only identified a limited number of articles, all were considered to provide low-grade evidence.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institutet - Medicin Stockholm, Sweden Karolinska Institutet - Solna, Sweden.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tuma
authors.affiliation: Kvinnors o Barns hälsa - Barnkirurgi Stockholm, Sweden Kvinnors o Barns hälsa - Barnkirurgi Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ehrén
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002675:Child, Preschool; D011211:Electric Power Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004939:Esophageal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011859:Radiography