The Unfortunate Reason a Woman Swallowed 55 AA And AAA Batteries : ScienceAlert

Doctors in Ireland removed 50 batteries from a woman’s gut and stomach after she swallowed them in an apparent act of deliberate self-harm.The woman, 66, was treated at St. Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin after ingesting an initially “unknown number” of cylindrical batteries, according to a report of the case, published Thursday (Sept. 15) in the Irish Medical Journal.An X-ray revealed a multitude of batteries in her abdomen, although thankfully none appeared to be obstructing her gastrointestinal (GI) tract and no batteries showed signs of structural damage.The treatment team initially took a “conservative” approach, meaning they observed the patient closely to see if and how many batteries would pass through the GI tract on their own.Over a one-week period, she passed five AA batteries, but X-rays taken over the following three weeks showed that the vast majority of the…

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