Citation

Van Biervliet S, Van de Putte D, De Jaegher A, Vande Velde S, De Bruyne R, Van Winckel M, Van Renterghem K. Acta Clin. Belg. 2012; 67(4): 298-300.

Affiliation

Department of Paediatric gastroenterology, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium. Stephanie.vanbiervliet@uzgent.be

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Maney Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

23019808

Abstract

The paediatric population aged 1-3 years represents about 80% of patients presenting with foreign body ingestion. Only 10 to 20% of ingested foreign bodies will fail to pass through the entire gastrointestinal tract. The decision to remove them is based on location, size and nature of the foreign body. In particular, ingestion of multiple magnets or magnets and other metallic objects require a more aggressive management.

Keywords: Multiple magnet ingestion

Language: en