Citation

Rossmeissl EM, Palmer KG, Hoelzler MG, Fulcher RP. J. Am. Anim. Hosp. Assoc. 2011; 47(1): 56-59.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, American Animal Hospital Association)

DOI

10.5326/JAAHA-MS-5656

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A 1 yr old male castrated Yorkshire terrier was referred after ingesting magnets. Dehydration, fever, tachycardia, and abdominal pain were noted on physical examination. Abdominal radiographs revealed two radiopaque foreign objects in close proximity to each other with decreased abdominal detail. Surgical exploration identified magnets adhered together in the omentum with perforations present in the transverse colon and stomach. The perforations were closed and a Jackson-Pratt continuous suction drain was placed. Septic peritonitis secondary to intestinal perforation from magnet ingestion was successfully treated with a combination of surgery and a closed suction drain.

Keywords: Multiple magnet ingestion

Language: en