Characteristics and treatment of pediatric nasal foreign bodies with button batteries-A retrospective analysis of 176 cases

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 19; no. 8; p. e0309261
• Main Authors: Yan, Shang, Chen, Guowei, Zeng, Nan, Gao, Chaobing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 29.08.2024; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Anesthesia; Batteries; Biology and Life Sciences; Care and treatment; Caregivers; Child; Child, Preschool; Children & youth; Diagnosis; Electric Power Supplies; Electrolytes; Endoscopy; Evaluation; Female; Foreign bodies; Foreign bodies (Medical care); Foreign Bodies - epidemiology; Foreign Bodies - surgery; Foreign Bodies - therapy; Gender; General anesthesia; Health aspects; Homeopathy; Humans; Infant; Injuries; Male; Management; Materia medica and therapeutics; Medicine and Health Sciences; Nasal Cavity - surgery; Nose; Nose - surgery; Parents & parenting; Patient outcomes; Pediatric emergencies; Pediatrics; People and Places; Perforation; Retention; Retrospective Studies; Rhinitis; Therapeutics; China

Button battery nasal impactions pose serious risks due to complications and the need for prompt removal, yet research on interventions remains limited due to its rare occurrence. To delineate the clinical manifestations of nasal foreign bodies associated with button batteries and to explore treatmen...