Foreign body ingestion and precautions during imaging (Button battery case) Singh Krishna Kumar1, Devassy Shinto1,*, Lalwani Sanjeev1, Sengar Kangana2, Subramanian Arulselvi2 1Department of Forensic Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi, India 2Department of Laboratory Medicine (Apex trauma), AIIMS, New Delhi, India *Corresponding Author Dr Shinto Devassy (Senior Resident) E-mail: shinto.devassy@gmail.com, Mobile: +91-9742383741
Online published on 24 January, 2020. Abstract Foreign body ingestion is a common problem seen in toddlers and in some the habit may go up to a little long. The most commonly ingested foreign bodies are: coins, magnets, batteries, small toys, jewelry, buttons and bones. Prompt identification and localization of ingested foreign bodies is essential in determining the appropriate treatment, as several types of commonly ingested foreign bodies require urgent removal and others can be managed conservatively. The most common age group includes toddlers and young children. But many a time they present with atypical history. The history may be from sibling who has not witnessed exactly or from the child himself who in turn due to fear might have told some other material as the offending item expecting to escape from parent's scolding! It is essential that every clinician should rule out all possibilities in such case scenarios especially by doing imaging of the commonly impacted areas. Top Keywords Button battery, Foreign body, Autopsy. Top |