Research Article
Clinical Profile and Outcome of Esophageal Button Battery Ingestion in Children: An 8-Year Retrospective Case Series
Table 1
Overall characteristics (
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| | Age (months), median (range) | 29 (2–99) | | Gender, n (%) | Boy | 11 (64.7) | | Girl | 6 (35.3) | | Symptoms on admission, n (%) | Hypersalivation | 6 (35.3) | | Vomiting + hypersalivation | 5 (29.4) | | Dysphagia | 2 (11.8) | | Dysphagia + vomiting | 2 (11.8) | | Coughing + hypersalivation | 1 (5.9) | | Recurrent pulmonary infection + fever | 1 (5.9) | | Witness situation, n (%) | Witnessed | 7 (41.2) | | Not witnessed | 8 (47.1) | | Location, n (%) | Proximal esophagus | 10 (58.8) | | Midesophagus | 3 (17.6) | | Distal esophagus | 4 (23.5) | | Time from ingestion to admission (h), median (range) () | 6 (3–24) | | Diameter of the battery (mm), median (range) () | 18 (14–22) | | Zargar mucosal injury grade, n (%) | 0 | 2 (11.8) | | I | 2 (11.8) | | IIA | 6 (35.3) | | IIB | 2 (11.8) | | IIIA | 2 (11.8) | | IIIB | 2 (11.8) | | Unknown | 1 (5.9) | | Postoperative complications, n (%) | 9 (53) | | | Early complication-vocal cord paralysis | 1 (5.9) | | Late complication-stricture | 7 (41.2) | | Late complication-surgery | 1 (5.9) |
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