A 38-year-old male patient who was involved in a motor vehicle accident sustained right-sided injuries to the forehead, nose, cheek, and ear. He experienced epistaxis without evidence of cerebrospinal fluid leak from the ears and nose. Two weeks later, he developed progressive nasal obstruction and mucoid nasal discharge, for which he did not seek evaluation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKey Clinical Message: Button battery ingestion has been a common condition encountered by otorhinolaryngologists. Impaction in the esophagus can lead to serious and fatal complications such as tracheoesophageal fistula. Management involves a multidisciplinary team and varies from supportive therapy to surgical intervention.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction And Importance: Button battery ingestion and impaction in the oesophagus can result in severe morbidity and even fatality if not diagnosed and managed urgently. Delayed or missed diagnosis due to the sometimes-vague symptomatology and limited investigations in resource-limited settings further increases the complications rate.
Case Presentation: Case 1: A 2 years old male child presented with a nine months history of recurrent respiratory tract infections not responding well to medical treatment.