EM Cases · Foreign body ingestion and aspiration
Oesophageal button battery emergency
Time-critical paediatric station: 2-hour OGD and honey bridge rules.
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Target exams
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Prompt
2-year-old drooling 40 minutes after possible disc ingestion; radiograph shows double-ring sign mid-oesophagus.
Station brief
Format. Paediatric emergency station.
References2ShowHide
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- [2]Mubarak A, Benninga MA, Broekaert I, et al. Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Button Battery Ingestion in Childhood: A European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition Position Paper. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2021.PMID 33555169