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Doctors work to rebuild a child's throat

Name: Doctors work to rebuild a child's throat
Uploaded: 2014-08-29T12:08:26-0400
Duration: 1 min 47 s
Description: A swallowed lithium battery damages a child's esophagus, leading to some remarkable corrective surgery. Doctors plan to use a piece of rib to reconstruct the child's esophagus. Danielle Cook reports.

A swallowed lithium battery damages a child's esophagus, leading to some remarkable corrective surgery. Doctors plan to use a piece of rib to reconstruct the child's esophagus. Danielle Cook reports.