A case of corrosive tracheoesophageal fistula: A complication of button battery ingestion.

Key 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.

Button battery ingestion: A serious pitfall of diagnosis of ingested foreign bodies in children from resource-limited settings - A case report.

Introduction 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.