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06 February 2025 : Case report  Saudi Arabia

Button Battery Ingestion in a Neonate: Risk, Management, and Implications

Unusual clinical course, Management of emergency care

Sulafa Sindi ORCID logo ABCDEFG 1, Samah Al-Harbi ORCID logo ABDEFG 1,2*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.944479

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e944479

Figure 4. This composite image presents the endoscopic findings from a patient with esophageal stenosis as a complication following the ingestion of a button battery. The battery ingestion led to a severe, benign-appearing intrinsic stenosis in the middle third of the esophagus, approximately 8 mm in diameter, which precluded the passage of an endoscope. Intervention with a through-the-scope (TTS) dilator and subsequent dilation using a 6-7-8 mm balloon (to a maximum balloon size of 8 mm) was executed, as evidenced by the sequence of images. The endoscopic images (1–8) chronologically document the appearance of the stenosis before and after dilation, providing a visual narrative of the therapeutic procedure and the esophagus’s condition.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923