Successful Strategy for the Conservative Management of Acquired Tracheoesophageal Fistula Due to Lithium Button Battery Ingestion

• Autori principali: Soichi Shibuya (Autore), Takahiro Azuma (Autore), Geoffrey J. Lane (Autore), Manabu Okawada (Autore), Atsuyuki Yamataka (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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A 16-month-old boy was referred to our hospital for the management of suspected lithium button battery (LBB) ingestion. He had been previously well, but became febrile with a persistent cough resistant to oral antibiotics and dysphagia for 5 days. Radiography identified an LBB lodged in the upper es...