Foreign bodies can gain entrance to the body through several mechanisms, ie, ingestion,
aspiration, and purposeful insertion. For each of these common entry mechanisms, this …

Background Patients with esophageal foreign bodies or food bolus impaction may present to
the emergency department with symptoms ranging from mild discomfort to severe distress …

Despite advances in the understanding of injury mechanics and innovations leading to early
diagnosis and improved management of button battery ingestion, parental and provider …

Objectives/Hypothesis To describe the clinical presentation, management, and
complications associated with button battery impaction in the aerodigestive tract in children …

Aims The treatment of perforating esophageal foreign body impaction (FBI) is complex and
unclear. We present the outcome of surgical treatment of esophageal perforations due to FBI …

Results: We found 29 more cases in literature and the injuries included EB, esophageal
perforation (EP) and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF). Discussion: Swallowed button …

In this study, we aimed to identify the factors related to esophageal impaction following
button battery (BB) ingestion in children. PilBouTox, a prospective multicentric observational …

Background Although the ingestion of button batteries is an infrequent situation, it leads to a
significant risk of causing serious damage. Objective This study was carried out to describe …

Inadvertent battery ingestion in children and the associated morbidity and mortality results in
thousands of emergency room visits every year. Given the risk for serious electrochemical …

Objective To describe our experience with cervical slide tracheoplasty (CST) in managing
complex laryngotracheal disorders. Design Retrospective analysis. Setting Quaternary care …