Corrosive ingestion is a rare but potentially devastating event and, despite the availability of
effective preventive public health strategies, injuries continue to occur. Most clinicians have …

Despite advances in the understanding of injury mechanics and innovations leading to early
diagnosis and improved management of button battery ingestion, parental and provider …

The incidence of devastating complications from button battery ingestions is increasing.
Battery impactions may result in erosive esophagitis, tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) …

Objective Recurrent and acquired fistulae are a serious complication of congenital
esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) repair and foreign body ingestion …

Background. Occupational exposure seriously threatens the physical and mental health of
professionals and has become an important public health problem. In clinical medical and …

Objectives/Hypothesis Repair of large, recurrent, and complex tracheoesophageal fistulas
(TEFs) is challenging and numerous different surgical approaches exist. These various …

A 16-month-old boy was referred to our hospital for the management of suspected lithium
button battery (LBB) ingestion. He had been previously well, but became febrile with a …

Abstract Introduction During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the incidence of pediatric button
battery (BB) ingestions has risen. Children have spent more time at home from school, while …

Survival following tracheoesophageal transection is uncommon. Establishing a secure
airway has the highest priority in trauma management. Understanding the mechanism of the …

Conclusions While it may be difficult to predict who will actually develop a TEF, it is prudent
to identify those at risk and take precautionary measures to prevent one. Emphasis should …