Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 132-135, March 2007

Ingested Button Battery Retrieved by a Modified Magnet Endoscope

  • Wen-Jue Soong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wen-Jue Soong, Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yeong-Seng Yuh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 23 August 2006; accepted 5 January 2007.

Article Outline

Ingestion of button battery (BB) by toddlers has been seen with increasing frequency over the past decade. Significant morbidity may develop if the ingested BB cannot be removed in time. Herein, we describe 2 infants whose ingested BBs were smoothly and successfully retrieved, from a stenotic esophagus and stomach, by the use of a self-made modified magnet endoscope.

Key Words:  esophageal stenosis , ingested button battery , magnet endoscope

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PII: S1726-4901(09)70344-2

doi:10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70344-2

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 70, Issue 3 , Pages 132-135, March 2007

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