Belgian Journal of Paediatrics
Tracheoesophageal fistula as a complication after ingestion of a button battery
Vol. 24 No. 4 (2022), Case reports
Vol. 24 No. 4 (2022)

Tracheoesophageal fistula as a complication after ingestion of a button battery: Case report and literature review

Case reports
Published 2023-01-20
Delphine Dinneweth
Department of Paediatrics, subdivision of Paediatric Pneumology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Liesbeth Desender
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Saskia Vande Velde
Department of Paediatrics, subdivision of Paediatric Gastro-enterology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Thomas Martens
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Dirk Van de Putte
Department of Gastro-intestinal Surgery, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Barbara Demuynck
f Department of Paediatrics, AZ Groeninge General Hospital, Kortrijk, Belgium
Petra Schelstraete
Department of Paediatrics, subdivision of Paediatric Pneumology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Heidi Schaballie
Department of Paediatrics, subdivision of Paediatric Pneumology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Julie Willekens
Department of Paediatrics, subdivision of Paediatric Pneumology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Stephanie Van Biervliet
Department of Paediatrics, subdivision of Paediatric Gastro-enterology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Keywords

Button battery
Tracheoesophageal fistula
Foreign body
Endoscopy
Oesophageal perforation

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Dinneweth, D., Desender, L., Vande Velde, S., Martens, T., Van de Putte, D., Demuynck, B., Schelstraete, P., Schaballie, H., Willekens, J., & Van Biervliet, S. (2023). Tracheoesophageal fistula as a complication after ingestion of a button battery: Case report and literature review. Belgian Journal of Paediatrics, 24(4), 311–315. Retrieved from http://belgjpaediatrics.com/index.php/bjp/article/view/54
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Abstract

Ingestion of a (button) battery is an increasing phenomenon in paediatrics and can have detrimental effects. We present a 15-month-old girl who ingested a button battery, which was removed 8 hours after ingestion. A week after removal, the girl was readmitted and a tracheoesophageal fistula was discovered. She was treated surgically.

Accidental button battery ingestion requires prompt recognition and removal, because of the risk of severe complications, which can already occur after 2 hours of oesophageal impaction. There is no consensus on treating tracheoesophageal fistulas. To reduce morbidity and mortality, a multidisciplinary team approach and follow-up are crucial

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