Multiple magnet ingestion and gastrointestinal morbidity

Foreign body ingestion is common but multiple magnet ingestion is rare. When more than one magnet is ingested, gastrointestinal complications may occur. The magnets are attracted to each other across the bowel wall and this may lead to pressure necrosis, perforation, fistula formation, or intestinal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of disease in childhood 2002-12, Vol.87 (6), p.539-540
Hauptverfasser:	Cauchi, J A, Shawis, R N
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Biological and medical sciences Case Report Child Female fistula Foreign bodies Foreign bodies (Medical care) Foreign Bodies - complications Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging foreign body Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging gastrointestinal perforation Health aspects Humans Ingestion Injuries of the abdomen. Foreign bodies of the digestive system Intestinal Perforation - etiology Intestinal Perforation - surgery Intestines Jewelry magnet Magnetics - instrumentation Magnets Medical sciences obstruction Pediatric gastroenterology Postoperative period Radiography, Abdominal Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Zusammenfassung:	Foreign body ingestion is common but multiple magnet ingestion is rare. When more than one magnet is ingested, gastrointestinal complications may occur. The magnets are attracted to each other across the bowel wall and this may lead to pressure necrosis, perforation, fistula formation, or intestinal obstruction. We report a case of perforation following the ingestion of 12 small magnets. Clinicians who care for children should be aware of this hazard.
ISSN:	0003-9888 1468-2044
DOI:	10.1136/adc.87.6.539