Impacted Button Battery in The Nasal Cavity

Budiman, Bestari J and Rusdi, Dedy (2014) Impacted Button Battery in The Nasal Cavity. - . (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Abstract A button battery in the nasal cavity of the children is an unnusual foreign body, which can cause liquefaction necrosis with subsequent severe local tissue destruction. All button batteries as foreign bodies in the nasal cavity should be removed immediately to prevent severe local tissue damage, resulting in late sequelae, such as septal perforation or stenosis of the nasal cavity. Sometimes their removal were relatively easy, but sometimes could be very challenging. One case of button battery in nasal cavity in a 3 years old boy was reported, which had been performed an extraction under general anesthesia. Key word: Button battery, nasal foreign body, septal perforation Abstrak Baterai kancing di rongga hidung anak-anak merupakan benda asing yang tidak biasa, yang dapat menyebabkan nekrosis disertai kerusakan jaringan yang luas. Baterai kancing sebagai benda asing di rongga hidung harus dikeluarkan sedini mungkin untuk mencegah sekuele seperti perforasi septum atau stenosis rongga hidung. Usaha untuk mengeluarkannya relatif mudah tapi kadang-kadang juga merupakan tantangan. Dilaporkan satu kasus baterai kancing di hidung pada anak laki-laki usia 3 tahun yang telah dilakukan ekstraksi dalam narkose umum. Kata kunci: Baterai kancing, benda asing di hidung, perforasi septum

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