Citation

Kwak BG, Moon JS, Jang HO, Nam SY, Kim DW, Lee CG, Kim KH. Korean J. Pediaatr. Gastroenterol. Nutrition 2005; 8(1): 60-63.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Taehan Soa Sohwagi Yŏngyang Hakhoe)

DOI

10.5223/kjpgn.2005.8.1.60

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Accidental foreign body ingestion is one of the general pediatric problems. If more than one magnet are ingested, they can attract each other across the intestinal wall. This kind of event may cause necrosis, perforation or fistula. Therefore, they must be retrieved by gastroduodenoscopy while they are still in the stomach. The authors have experienced an unusual small bowel complication, which was small bowel-mesentery-small bowel fistula, caused by the ingestion of magnets.

Keywords: Multiple magnet ingestion

Language: ko