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Post extubation stridor due to bilateral vocal cord palsy following button battery ingestion – A rare and forgotten complication of button battery ingestion in children
Authors:
Puwackwaththa Arachchige Lochanie Nimali ,
National Hospital of Sri Lanka, LK
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Senior Registrar in Anaesthesiology
Senaka Weerakoon
Lady Ridgeway Hospital- Colombo, LK
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Consultant Anaesthetist
Abstract
We report a patient who developed bilateral vocal cord palsy following button battery ingestion.
A two and half year old girl presented with a history of button battery ingestion. Rigid oesophagoscopy was performed within 3 hours. Patient developed post extubation stridor with respiratory distress.
Bilateral vocal cord palsy is a rare complication of button battery ingestion which can lead to an airway catastrophe. Decision on timing of extubation is crucial to avoid immediate post-operative respiratory distress.
Expedited removal of lodged button battery, increased vigilance for possible complications and long term follow up is of utmost importance.
How to Cite:
Nimali, P.A.L. & Weerakoon, S., (2016). Post extubation stridor due to bilateral vocal cord palsy following button battery ingestion – A rare and forgotten complication of button battery ingestion in children. Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology. 24(1), pp.32–34. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v24i1.8092
Published on 11 Feb 2016.
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