Foreign body: ingested batteries

Case contributed by Carlos Eduardo Anselmi

Presentation

Intellectual disability.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

2 AA batteries in the stomach.

Case Discussion

Cylindrical battery ingestion is less common than disk battery ingestion. Disk batteries and cylindrical batteries that are in the stomach of patients without signs of GI injury may be observed for as long as 48 hours. Batteries remaining in the stomach longer than 48 hours should be removed 1.

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