A 2-Year-Old Boy Who Developed an Aortoesophageal Fistula After Swallowing a Button Battery, Managed Using a Novel Procedure with Vascular Plug Device as a Bridge to Definitive Surgical Repair

Khalid M. Alreheili; Mansour Almutairi; Ali Alsaadi; Ghousia Ahmed; Abdulrahman Alhejili; Taha AlKhatrawi

doi:10.12659/AJCR.931013

18 August 2021 : Case report Saudi Arabia

A 2-Year-Old Boy Who Developed an Aortoesophageal Fistula After Swallowing a Button Battery, Managed Using a Novel Procedure with Vascular Plug Device as a Bridge to Definitive Surgical Repair

Management of emergency care, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Khalid M. Alreheili^1BCDEF*, Mansour Almutairi^2EF, Ali Alsaadi^3EF, Ghousia Ahmed^4F, Abdulrahman Alhejili^4F, Taha AlKhatrawi^5BF

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931013

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931013

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Figure 4. Axial (A) and coronal (B) CT scan of the chest post insertion of the vascular plug device (black arrowhead) through the aortoesophageal fistula securing both sides of the fistula.

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A 2-Year-Old Boy Who Developed an Aortoesophageal Fistula After Swallowing a Button Battery, Managed Using a Novel Procedure with Vascular Plug Device as a Bridge to Definitive Surgical Repair

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