@article{ref1,
title="Fatal complication from an alkaline battery foreign body in the esophagus",
journal="Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology",
year="1977",
author="Blatnik, D. S. and Toohill, R. J. and Lehman, R. H.",
volume="86",
number="5 Pt 1",
pages="611-615",
abstract="Foreign bodies and alkali burns in the trachea and esophagus are potentially fatal. Some camera batteries contain 45% potassium hydroxide electrolyte which can leak and cause liquification necrosis upon tissue contact. This report describes a case of an alkali battery foreign body in the esophagus with a subsequent fatal course which was masked by steroid therapy. A discussion of corrosive burns of the esophagus, their etiology, clinical course and pathology is presented.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-4894",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}