This case report describes a 17-month-old child with ingestion of a button battery. The clinical presentation, diagnostic reasoning, national guidelines, hospital course, and follow-up are discussed. Between 1995 and 2015, an estimated 759,074 children aged < 6 years were seen in emergency departments for suspected or confirmed foreign body ingestions, representing a 93.3% increase in cases . The most common objects ingested were coins, toys, jewelry, and batteries. The most common battery ingested was a button battery. Although 80% to 90% of ingested foreign objects pass without intervention, a button battery positioned in the esophagus is an emergency requiring immediate removal.
