Citation

Jeon J, Lee K, Ahn SM, Lee IJ, Lee H, Jung KS, Koh SH. J. Korea. Soc. Med. Ultrasound 2013; 32(4): 294-297.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Taehan Ch'oŭmp'a Ŭihakhoe)

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Abstract

Foreign body ingestion is a common problem in the pediatric population and the majority of such cases occur between the ages of six months and three years. Most objects pass uneventfully through the gastrointestinal tract; however, ingestion of multiple magnets can cause serious gastrointestinal complications through interaction with each other across the bowel wall. In these situations, radiologic evaluation is imperative for proper treatment. This is a case report on ingestion of 32 magnets in a 10-year-old boy. We diagnosed a small bowel fistula caused by ingestion of multiple magnets using sonography, which showed hyperechoic magnetic foreign bodies attached together penetrating the thickened neighbouring jejunum.

Keywords: Multiple magnet ingestion

Language: ko