A Case of Ingested Two Magnets Attracted Each Other that were Holding Gastric Mucosa.
- Author:
Min Ji GOO
1
;
Ji Sook PARK
;
Seok Jin KANG
;
Hyun Jin KIM
;
Ji Hyun SEO
;
Hyang Ok WOO
;
Hee Shang YOUN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine, Jinju, Korea. seozee@gshp.gsnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign body;
Children;
Magnet bar
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Alligators and Crocodiles;
Child;
Eating;
Endoscopy;
Fistula;
Foreign Bodies;
Gastric Mucosa*;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Infant;
Male;
Surgical Instruments
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2006;32(4):275-277
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Foreign body ingestion is common in children. About 80% of ingested foreign bodies spontaneously pass through gastrointestinal tract. The management of an ingested magnet depends on its size, the same as for other foreign bodies. However, it has been reported that magnetic foreign body ingestion can lead to gastrointestinal fistula. We report here on the case of a 13-month-old boy who ingested two magnet bars that attracted to each other, and they were holding the gastric mucosa. A simple abdomen X-ray revealed that the location of two magnet bars was not changed according to the patient's positional change. The magnet bars were removed with an alligator forcep under gastroduodenal endoscopy.
