A Case of Small Bowel Fistulas Caused by Multiple Magnet Ingestion: Usefulness of Ultrasonography.
- Author:
Junyeong JEON
1
;
Kwanseop LEE
;
Soo Min AHN
;
In Jae LEE
;
Hyun LEE
;
Kyoon Soon JUNG
;
Sung Hye KOH
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Hallym Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University of Korea, Korea. kwanseop@hallym.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign bodies;
Magnets;
Ultrasonography
- MeSH:
Child;
Eating*;
Fistula*;
Foreign Bodies;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Jejunum;
Male;
Ultrasonography*
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Medical Ultrasound
2013;32(4):294-297
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.
