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Kids Swallowing Button Batteries Need Immediate Medical Attention, but 22% of Doctors May Mistreat
By Marc J. Bern - Last updated: Wednesday, September 22, 2010
A new study has found that button batteries, also called disc batteries, lodged in the esophagus of children can do extensive damage within hours, worrying study authors because in an earlier study 22% of physicians said they would not remove such batteries even if lodged in the esophagus. The study entitled A Review of Esophageal [...]
