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Esophagotracheal fistula after lithium disc battery ingestion successfully treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy

We report a case of a 12 month old child who acquired an esophagotracheal fistula of 5 mm in diameter after an ingested lithium disc battery impaction. Failure to recognize foreign body on chest x-rays resulted in a delay of 28 days in establishing the diagnosis. Feeding via nasogastric tube and hyperbaric oxygen treatment(HBOT) resulted in a complete closure of the fistula after 17 HBOT 60 min sessions at 2.2 bars.

Foreign body; esophagotracheal fistula; hyperbaric oxygen

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