Open AccessACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF CYLINDRICAL BATTERIES IN CHILDREN – INTERVENTIONAL OR CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT?
Author(s) -
Gabriela Păduraru,
Iași Pharmacy,
Andreea-Mădăliichita,
Florin Filip,
Elena Tătăranu,
Smaranda Diaconescu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian journal of pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2069-6175
pISSN - 1454-0398
DOI - 10.37897/rjp.2021.2.12
Subject(s) - ingestion , medicine , battery (electricity) , accidental , conservative management , medical emergency , endoscopy , intensive care medicine , surgery , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , acoustics
Ingestion of cylindrical batteries is a rare condition in children. There are no clear guidelines regarding the appropriate management of this condition. We present 2 such cases; one patient required endoscopic removal of the battery, while in the other one the battery passed spontaneously. We recommend that such cases be admitted for monitoring and treated on an individual basis, according to the clinical picture, X-ray data and the availability of pediatric emergency endoscopy.