Gastrojejunal Fistula with Jejunal Rotation Caused by Two Ingested Magnets in a Child: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.2.153
- Author:
Jong Chul KIM
1
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chungnam National University Hospital, Korea. jckim@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign bodies in air and food passages;
Gastrointestinal tracts, radiography;
Gastrointestinal tracts, CT;
Fistula, gastrointestinal tracts
- MeSH:
Abdomen;
Child*;
Child, Preschool;
Eating;
Female;
Fistula*;
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Radiography
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2006;55(2):153-156
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Among the common foreign bodies that are ingested by children, ingesting multiple magnets is known to be hazardous due to the gastrointestinal complications caused by the magnets attracting each other across the bowel walls. We present here a case of gastrojejunal fistula and jejunal rotation that was caused by two ingested magnets in a 5-year-old girl, and we also present the findings of simple abdomen radiography, a small bowel series and computed tomography. The unchanged position of the radiopaque metallic foreign bodies on the serial abdominal radiographs suggests the inadvertent ingestion of multiple magnets.
