Case Report: Button battery ingestion—an underestimated emergency in children

In general, the battery-related emergency department visit rate has continued to rise in the last decade. We present two cases of previously healthy toddlers (14 and 24 months old) with unwitnessed battery ingestion, who presented with massive, hematocrit-relevant hematemesis. Initially, both childr...

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Main Authors: Karin Konzett, Stefanie Gang, Lukas Poyntner, Eberhard Reithmeier, Susanne Dertinger, Burkhard Simma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1484458/full
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