title: Endoscopic removal of a battery that was lodged in the oesophagus of a two-year-old boy for an extremely long time.
abstract: In the present work we describe a 2-year-old boy whose battery ingestion was overlooked, and who had the battery endoscopically removed from the upper part of his oesophagus after several months. This is the only described case of such a long impaction of a lithium battery in the oesophagus, without development of severe complications. We stress the necessity to take into account ingestion of a dangerous foreign body by children demonstrating unspecific clinical signs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Function Testing, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szaflarska-Popławska
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
authors.forename: Cezary
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Popławski
authors.affiliation: Department and Clinic of Paediatrics, Allergology, and Gastroenterology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
authors.forename: Bartosz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Romańczuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Endoscopy and Gastrointestinal Function Testing, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Parzęcka
keywords: battery; children; endoscopy; oesophagus