@article{ref1,
title="Survival of toddler with aortoesophageal fistula after button battery ingestion",
journal="Case reports in otolaryngology",
year="2021",
author="Gibbs, Hannah and Sethia, Rishabh and McConnell, Patrick I. and Aldrink, Jennifer H. and Shinoka, Toshiharu and Williams, Kent and Jatana, Kris R.",
volume="2021",
number="",
pages="e5557054-e5557054",
abstract="Button batteries (BBs) are found in many households and are a source of esophageal foreign body in the pediatric population. Upon ingestion, significant caustic injury can occur within 2 hours leading to tissue damage and severe, potentially fatal sequelae. Aortoesophageal fistula (AEF) is a rare complication that nearly always results in mortality. We report a rare case of a toddler who developed an AEF after BB ingestion and survived following staged aortic repair. There should be a high index of suspicion for this complication with the history of BB ingestion and presence of hematemesis, hemoptysis, or melena.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2090-6765",
doi="10.1155/2021/5557054",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5557054"
}