Vol.101 No.9 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 101 No. 9 September 2008
A Button Alkaline Battery Foreign Body in the
Nasal Cavity Producing Septal Perforation
Fuyuko Shigeta, Masahiko Yamamoto, Tomoe Yoshida,
Toshiyuki Nomura, Rio Takazawa and Yoshihiro Ikemiyagi
(Toho University Medical Center, Sakura Hospital)
Otolaryngologists frequently encounter nasal foreign bodies, particularly among children. Button alkaline batteries are dangerous because they cause rapid tissue destruction on contact with moist tissue. We encountered a case in which a button alkaline battery was accidentally trapped in the nasal cavity, causing perforation of the nasal septum.
Key words :button alkaline battery, foreign body, nasal cavity, septal perforation