Button batteries in the ear, nose and upper aerodigestive tract

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 473-479

  Lin, Vincent Y W ^a   Daniel, S J ^a   Papsin, B C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Button battery; Emergency; Foreign body; Upper aerodigestive tract; X ray

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; DIATRIZOATE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EAR; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; INFECTION; INGESTION; INJURY; LABORATORY TEST; NOSE; NOSE FEEDING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFORATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EAR; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INFANT; NOSE; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 1542327244     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2003.10.020     Document Type: Article

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