Magnetic toy ingestion leading to jejunocecal fistula in a child

• Published in: Saudi medical journal Vol. 31; no. 4; p. 442
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Ali M, Hassab, Mohamed H, Al-Hussaini, Abdulrahman A, Al-Tokhais, Tariq I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saudi Arabia 01.04.2010
• Subjects: Cecal Diseases - diagnosis; Cecal Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Cecal Diseases - surgery; Child, Preschool; Colonoscopy; Female; Foreign Bodies - diagnosis; Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging; Foreign Bodies - surgery; Humans; Intestinal Fistula - diagnosis; Intestinal Fistula - diagnostic imaging; Intestinal Fistula - surgery; Jejunal Diseases - diagnosis; Jejunal Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Jejunal Diseases - surgery; Magnetics; Radiography

The accidental ingestion of a foreign body is a common problem in children, but ingestion of magnets is rare. When multiple magnets are ingested, they may attract each other and cause pressure necrosis through the bowel walls and eventually lead to serious complications like obstruction, perforation...