Presentation
Patient presents without pain or other symptoms but her mother saw her swallowing a button battery.
Patient Data
Age: 21 months
Gender: Female
From the case:
Button battery ingestion
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Metallic round-shaped image with a thin rim suggesting a button battery inside the stomach.
Case Discussion
The key question is where the button battery is located because the medical and surgical management depends on it.
In this case the most probable location for the battery is inside the stomach.