Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Battery Removed from Infant's Food Pipe
A tiny battery got stuck in a baby's food pipe.
The baby was coughing for days.
Doctors found the battery and took it out.
The battery had hurt the baby's food pipe.
The baby's parents remembered the baby was playing with the battery.
Doctors used a special picture (X-ray) to see the battery inside.
The baby is now being treated for the hurt caused by the battery.
Doctors removed a button cell battery from a 5-month-old baby's food pipe.
The battery caused ulcers in the upper part of the baby's food pipe.
The baby had swallowed the battery a few days earlier while playing.
Parents took the baby to a private hospital due to persistent coughing.
An X-ray revealed the battery lodged in the esophagus, leading to its removal at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital.
- Who
- 5-month-old infant
- What
- Button cell battery removal from food pipe
- When
- A few days before hospital visit
- Where
- Ahmedabad Civil Hospital
- Why
- Child swallowed battery while playing, causing coughing and ulcers
- Location
- Ahmedabad Civil Hospital
- Patient Age
- 5 months
- Foreign Object
- Button cell battery
- Symptoms
- Coughing, ulcers in food pipe
- Diagnostic Tool
- X-ray