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Endoscopic removal of a long pencil battery from the stomach of a 3 year old child - In this instance, a long pencil battery was removed from a 3 year old child who swallowed it accidently at around midnight.
Dr. Karthik Babu Perumalla
Senior Consultant- General Surgery
Aster Ramesh Hospitals
Accidental swallowing of pencil batteries is very rare in view of the huge size. Endoscopic removal of such batteries very challenging and is a life saving emergency.
