This podcast discusses the presentation and management of button battery ingestions in kids.


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Tags: Button Battery, GI, Pediatrics





Show Notes
[caption id="attachment_5973" align="aligncenter" width="1050"] NBIH Button Battery Ingestion Algorithm[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_5971" align="aligncenter" width="836"] Button Battery XR (scielo.br)[/caption]


Take Home Points


Button battery ingestions are extremely dangerous. Necrosis, perforation and erosion into vessels can occur in as little as 2 hours
ALL esophageal button batteries should be removed within 2 hours of presentation to minimize mucosal damage
Consider button battery ingestion in children presenting with dysphagia, refusal to eat and hematemesis
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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