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P P Van Asperen, I Seeto, D T Cass.
Abstract
We report the case of a nine-month-old girl with acquired oesophageal stricture and tracheo-oesophageal fistula after the ingestion of a mercury button-battery. In any child with suspected button-battery ingestion an x-ray examination should be carried out to exclude oesophageal impaction which necessitates immediate removal of the battery, as tissue necrosis may occur within hours.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3762480 DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1986.tb112400.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med J Aust ISSN: 0025-729X Impact factor: 7.738