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  • Title: Acquired tracheo-oesophageal fistula after ingestion of a mercury button-battery.
    Author: Van Asperen PP, Seeto I, Cass DT.
    Journal: Med J Aust; 1986 Oct 20; 145(8):412-5. PubMed ID: 3762480.
    Abstract:
    We report the case of a nine-month-old girl with acquired oesophageal stricture and tracheo-oesophageal fistula after the ingestion of a mercury button-battery. In any child with suspected button-battery ingestion an x-ray examination should be carried out to exclude oesophageal impaction which necessitates immediate removal of the battery, as tissue necrosis may occur within hours.
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