Citation

Karjoo M, Dragnich A, Karjoo S, Ann Warsi Q. Int. J. Pediatr. (Mashhad) 2017; 5(3): 4449-4455.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences)

DOI

10.22038/ijp.2017.8263

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The ingestion of foreign bodies is a comprehensive problem affecting the pediatric population, especially under 5 years of age. The ingestion of 2 or more magnets may lead to their attraction over planes of intervening soft tissue with enough force to cause significant complications including obstruction, fistula formation or even perforation.

This case series report have documented the cases of 4 children age 2-9 years, who have experienced a variety of complications from magnet ingestion. Included are the cases of a 2 years old boy and 9 years old girl with bowel perforation, a 7 years old boy with mucosal erosion, and a 4 years old boy who underwent magnet retrieval before complications arose.

Keywords: Multiple magnet ingestion

Language: en