A Near Miss and Salvage Management of Aortoesophageal Fistula Secondary to Cell Battery Ingestion. Issue 1 (January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bartkevics, Maris; Stankovic, Zoran; Schibli, Susanne; Fluri, Simon; Berger, Steffen; Schmidli, Juerg; Kadner, Alexander
• Is Part Of: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery. Volume 11:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 120
• Page End: 122
• Publication Date: 2020-01
• Subjects: Pediatric cardiology -- Periodicals; Congenital heart disease in children -- Periodicals; Heart -- Abnormalities -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Heart Defects, Congenital -- surgery -- Periodicals; Cardiac Surgical Procedures -- Periodicals; Child -- Periodicals; Adult -- Periodicals; 618.9212
• DOI: 10.1177/2150135119880549
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2150-1351

Abstract

We report a case of an infant surviving aortoesophageal fistula secondary to lithium cell battery ingestion. In the setting of a delayed vascular complication, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are essential to establishing the correct diagnosis and surgical management. Management of children after battery ingestion must be guided by a high index of clinical suspicion.