Association between the corrosion of ingested lithium button battery in the esophagus and its complications in pediatric patients.

Takahiro HosokawaYutaka TanamiYumiko SatoMasashi YoshidaRyo EbanaTomoko HaraRyusuke NambuItaru IwamaEiji Oguma

Published in: Emergency radiology (2022)

The cases with the presence of corrosion of lithium button batteries had a higher tendency to have severe complications. Therefore, physicians should anticipate the presence of severe complications in pediatric patients with corrosion more than those without corrosion.

Keyphrases

solid state
risk factors
primary care
drug induced
childhood cancer