title: Pneumopericardium due to ingestion of button battery.
abstract: Mostly ingested button batteries passed through the gastrointestinal tract without any adverse effects. But button battery can lead to hazardous complications including tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), especially when the battery is impacted in the esophagus. Urgent esophagoscopic removal of the battery is essential in all cases. Once the TEF is identified, conservative management is the initial treatment of choice. Delayed primary repair can be tried if spontaneous closure does not occur. Here in we want to report a rare case of air leak syndrome, pneumo-pericardium secondary to the corrosive effect of a button battery and child recovered completely with conservative management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Jai Prakash
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Soni
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choudhary
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Pramod
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makwana
keywords: Air leak syndrome; button battery; corrosive; esophageal-pericardial foreign body; pneumopericardium