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Ingestion of Foreign Bodies

Curated by Dr. Todd Ponsky · Pediatric Surgery

Foreign body ingestion management including button battery protocols, caustic ingestion, and clinical guidelines.

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Button Battery Management PCH Algorithm
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National Capital Center Button Battery Ingestion Triage and Treatment Guideline

In-depth Review

Digestive Foreign Bodies: Diagnosis and Management video
Digestive Foreign Bodies: Diagnosis and Management
Kids will eat any and everything if given the chance. But what if they eat something like a coin or worse - a button battery? In this episode, we brought in a pediatric gastroenterologist to talk about the treatment and management of digest

Work-up and Treatment

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StatPearls: Pediatric Foreign Body Ingestion
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StatPearls: Caustic Ingestions

Updates

Update Course 2021: APSA PDC Updates video
Update Course 2021: APSA PDC Updates
In this APSA PDC session, the Professional Development Committee provides competency maintenance needs for practicing pediatric surgeons and pediatric surgery trainees. Hosted by Dr. Marjorie Arca, MD
Button Battery Ingestion video
Button Battery Ingestion
At the 7th Annual Pediatric Surgery Update Course, Dr. Daniel von Allmen discusses management after button battery ingestion.