A novel approach to button battery removal in a two-and-half year-old patient’s esophagus after ingestion: a case report

Wang, Hung-Chun; Hu, Shu-Wei; Lin, Ke Jian; Chen, An-Chyi

doi:10.1186/s12887-022-03142-3

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“…To the best of our knowledge, in the previous reports ( 8-10 ) on the removal of esophageal foreign bodies, fibro-bronchoscopy was not used in conjunction with gastroscopy, as it is mainly used in the airways. The aim of the present case was to document a case of a patient with a fish bone trapped in the esophagus, which lied adjacent to the thoracic aorta and was at high-risk of puncturing it.…”

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Combination of gastroscopy and fibro‑bronchoscopy facilitates removal of incarcerated fish bone in the esophagus: A case report

Ma,

Tian,

Chen

et al. 2023

Exp Ther Med

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Esophageal foreign body impaction is a notable clinical emergency. If the high-risk esophageal foreign bodies are not removed in time, life-threatening complications, such as perforation, infection and injury to the vessels, may occur. In the present study, the case of a patient experiencing a foreign body sensation in the throat after ingesting a fish bone by mistake is presented. A high risk of impending arterial puncture was confirmed using thoracic CT and thoracic aorta CT angiography scanning. The ends of the fish bone were first confirmed using a fibro-bronchoscopy light source passing through the bronchial and esophageal walls, before biopsy forceps were used to successively free the thoracic aorta and bronchial ends under gastroscopy. Finally, the fish bone was safely removed using a combination of gastroscopy and the rarely used fibro-bronchoscopy, and the patient recovered well after standard care. In certain cases of foreign bodies, it is necessary to use multiple strategies in a timely manner according to the type and location of the ingested foreign body.

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Combination of gastroscopy and fibro‑bronchoscopy facilitates removal of incarcerated fish bone in the esophagus: A case report

Ma,

Tian,

Chen

et al. 2023

Exp Ther Med

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Complications owing to oesophageal impaction of button batteries and risk factors in children in China: a review

Zeng,

Huang,

Liao

et al. 2024

Paediatrics and International Child Health

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Application of a double-balloon method to remove button battery at the entrance of esophagus in a 17-month-old child: a case report

Xue,

Luo,

Yang

et al. 2024

BMC Pediatr

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Background Since children have strong desire for exploration and poor safety awareness, foreign body impaction in the digestive tract is one of the most common critical conditions in children. Due to the popularity of electronic products, button battery ingestion by mistake is also increasing in children. Button battery impaction in the esophagus can cause serious complications such as esophageal cauterization and perforation in a short time. Therefore, more active treatment strategies should be taken once button battery ingestion occurs. Surgical treatment is traumatic and prone to cause various complications, so removal of foreign body retained in the esophagus under endoscopy is the preferred strategy. Case presentation We introduced a new method to remove the button battery retained in the esophagus of a 17-month-old child. Soon after the patient arrived at the hospital, we actively arranged endoscopic surgery. After the gastroscope entered the esophageal inlet, we first cleaned up the esophageal residues, and then, the button battery was exposed. The surrounding esophageal mucosa showed a little cauterization-like damage. We tried to remove the foreign body using foreign body forceps first, but failed after repeated attempts. Then, we tried to use a disposable balloon to assist in dragging the foreign body, but because the patient was younger with narrower esophagus and the drag resistance of the foreign body was abnormally large, this method also did not work. Violent dragging may cause tearing and perforation of the esophagus. Hence, we used a columnar balloon to help expand the esophagus and successfully removed the button battery at the entrance of the esophagus. For this new method, the columnar balloon was used to expand the esophagus and the button battery was clamped with foreign body forceps, and then, the foreign body was dragged by a disposable stone removal balloon. Because two types of balloons were used, it was named double-balloon method. Conclusions For the foreign body retained in the esophagus of younger children, the double -balloon method is recommended when the foreign body cannot be removed by traditional methods.

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A novel approach to button battery removal in a two-and-half year-old patient’s esophagus after ingestion: a case report

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Combination of gastroscopy and fibro‑bronchoscopy facilitates removal of incarcerated fish bone in the esophagus: A case report

Combination of gastroscopy and fibro‑bronchoscopy facilitates removal of incarcerated fish bone in the esophagus: A case report

Complications owing to oesophageal impaction of button batteries and risk factors in children in China: a review

Application of a double-balloon method to remove button battery at the entrance of esophagus in a 17-month-old child: a case report

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