Episode 116.0 – Button Battery Ingestion

Show Notes

Take Home Points

1. Button battery ingestions are extremely dangerous. Necrosis, perforation and erosion into vessels can occur in as little as 2 hours
2. ALL esophageal button batteries should be removed within 2 hours of presentation to minimize mucosal damage
3. Consider button battery ingestion in children presenting with dysphagia, refusal to eat and hematemesis
4. Co-ingestion of a button battery with a magnet requires emergency removal regardless of where it is in the GI system

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