Ingestion of button batteries has been seen with increasing frequency over the past decade. Several small number of reported cases, their impaction in the esophagus has led to serious, sometimes fatal, complications. The management of these cases has varied from expectant, supportive therapy to early surgical intervention. We report a case of button battery ingestion that were diagnosed late and resulted in a fatal complication of tracheoesophageal fistula with migratory to the deep mucosa of the thorax which was managed by open surgery.
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