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The management of cylindrical battery ingestion in psychiatric settings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Nick Hindley ,
Harvey Gordon ,
Chris Newrith  and
Damian Mohan
Nick Hindley*
Affiliation:
Broadmoor Hospital Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 7EG
Harvey Gordon
Affiliation:
Broadmoor Hospital Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 7EG
Chris Newrith
Affiliation:
Broadmoor Hospital Crowthorne, Berkshire RG45 7EG
Damian Mohan
Affiliation:
University of Southampton and Broadmoor Hospital
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Aim and method

To describe physical sequelae of cylindrical battery ingestion and their management by description of recent cases and literature review.

Results

X-rays should be performed to determine the position and integrity of the battery. In the absence of abdominal symptoms, immediate surgical opinion may not be indicated.

Clinical implications

Conservative management of battery swallowing is frequently possible.

Type
Original Papers
Information
Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 23 , Issue 4 , April 1999 , pp. 224 - 226
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This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright
Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

References

David, T. J. & Ferguson, A. P. (1986) The management of children who have swallowed button batteries. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 61, 321–322.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Litowitz, T. & Schmitz, B. F. (1992) Ingestion of cylindrical and button batteries: an analysis of 2382 cases. Pediatrics, 89 (suppl.), 747–757.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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