Overview
- A watch battery the child accidentally swallowed lodged in her small intestine and caused a perforation, prompting emergency care at Hospital Nacional Alberto Sabogal Sologuren in Lima.
- An initial colonoscopy failed to locate the foreign body, so the team proceeded with an urgent exploratory laparoscopy.
- Surgeons removed roughly 14 centimeters of small intestine and performed an anastomosis during a procedure lasting about three and a half hours.
- The battery was trapped in a Meckel's diverticulum, a congenital pouch that increased the risk of localized injury.
- After about a week of hospitalization the girl is stable and eating normally, as clinicians issue prevention guidance to keep small batteries away from children and to avoid home remedies.