Multiple magnet ingestion: The attractive hazards
- Author:
Mohd Yusran Othman
;
Srihari Singaravel
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Magnet ingestion;
multiple bowel perforation
- MeSH:
Magnets
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2016;71(4):211-212
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Foreign body ingestion among children is common and
most usually pass through the gastrointestinal tract without
requiring any intervention. Magnets, however, pose a greater
threat especially when more than one are ingested. We
report a case of multiple bowel perforation secondary to
ingestion of magnetic beads in a 3-year-old.
- Full text:P020161107425933922758.pdf
