@article{Dar_Sheikh_2016, title={Alkaline disc battery ingestion in Children: A special hazard}, volume={9}, url={https://annalskemu.org/journal/index.php/annals/article/view/1370}, DOI={10.21649/akemu.v9i4.1370}, abstractNote={<p>Foreign body ingestion by a child is not an uncommon occurrence. Alkaline disc battery presents special hazards because of its small size, rounded shape and chemical composition. A total of 154 cases of foreign body ingestion were documented in five year long study. Out of these 9(5.85%) children had ingested alkaline disc batteries. One (1.12%) could be removed endoscopically from oesophagous. Two (22.23%) boys underwent laparotomy as the battery cases were broken. Rest of the 6 (66.66%) could be treated conservatively. In two cases (22.23%) laxative use enhanced the process of recovery. Emphasis is made on the careful follow up approach for this benign but potentially dangerous condition in contrast to a more radical approach propagated by many.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Annals of King Edward Medical University}, author={Dar, Sajid Hameed and Sheikh, Muhammad Afzal}, year={2016}, month={Jul.} }