Magnetic Foreign Body Ingestion in Children: The Attractive Hazards

Foreign body ingestions are frequent in the childhood population. Most foreign bodies are passed spontaneously through the gastrointestinal tract. However, on occasion, they can also be a rare cause of morbidity and even mortality, such as in the case of multiple magnetic foreign body ingestion, whi...

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Published in:Case reports in pediatrics 2019-01, Vol.2019 (2019), p.1-4
Main Authors: Leung, Alexander K. C., Pang, Kristine Kit Yi, Tsui, Siu Yan Bess, Hon, Kam-Lun Ellis, Chan, Lawrence Chi Ngong, Lin, Anna, Ming Cheung, Hon
Format: Article
Language:English
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Abdomen
Beads and beading
Case Report
Case reports
Emergency medical care
Endoscopy
Fistula
Gastrointestinal system
Injuries
Intervention
Ischemia
Magnetism
Mortality
Patients
Pediatrics
Systematic review
Toys
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Summary:Foreign body ingestions are frequent in the childhood population. Most foreign bodies are passed spontaneously through the gastrointestinal tract. However, on occasion, they can also be a rare cause of morbidity and even mortality, such as in the case of multiple magnetic foreign body ingestion, which can cause injury via magnetic attraction through bowel walls. We present two cases of multiple magnetic foreign body ingestion, which to our knowledge are the first ones reported in Hong Kong. One patient presented with shock and intestinal necrosis requiring extensive intestinal resection, whereas the other patient had no gastrointestinal injury but surgical removal was deemed necessary.
ISSN:2090-6803
2090-6811
DOI:10.1155/2019/3549242