@article{ref1,
title="Unwitnessed lithium ion disc battery ingestion: Case report and review of best practice management of an increasing clinical concern",
journal="Journal of laryngology and otology",
year="2013",
author="Dawe, N. and Puvanendran, M. and Flood, L.",
volume="127",
number="1",
pages="84-87",
abstract="Objective: To describe a case of unwitnessed lithium ion disc battery ingestion, with a review of radiology findings and current best practice management. Case report: A three-year-old girl presented following ingestion of a foreign body, which her four-year-old brother claimed was a one pound coin. The patient was managed non-urgently and transferred for specialist ENT assessment 6 hours following the initial ingestion, with no evidence of airway compromise. A corroded battery was removed from the level of the cricopharyngeus after 8 hours, with an associated circumferential mucosal burn. Conclusion: There is increasing concern regarding the acknowledged rising incidence of lithium ion disc battery ingestion. The lack of a high index of suspicion and the inability to recognise subtleties on imaging may lead to suboptimal management with a higher degree of unnecessary immediate and delayed morbidity. The recently published American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines may guide the approach to managing battery ingestions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-2151",
doi="10.1017/S0022215112002617",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022215112002617"
}