Diagnosis dan Penatalaksanaan Benda Asing Baterai Kancing pada Kavum Nasi

Yolazenia Yolazenia
Elfahmi Elfahmi

Jurnal Ilmu Kedokteran (Journal of Medical Science)
Vol 11, No 1 (2017): Jurnal Ilmu Kedokteran

Nasal foreign body is common case that often seen in children. Button battery is one of nasal foreign body that rarelyseen and most commonly occur in children 2-5 year-old. A nasal button battery is one of otorhinolaryngologicalemergency because it can lead to severe damage, necrosis, and perforation of nasal septum. Therefore, early diagnosisand prompttreatment was needed. A case of button battery in nasal cavity in a 3 year-old boy was reported, which hadbeen performed an extraction of foreign body and irrigation under general anesthesia.