J Korean Radiol Soc.  2006 Aug;55(2):153-156. 10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.2.153.

Gastrojejunal Fistula with Jejunal Rotation Caused by Two Ingested Magnets in a Child: A Case Report

• Kim JC

• KMID: 2103813
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2006.55.2.153

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.

Keyword

Foreign bodies in air and food passages; Gastrointestinal tracts, radiography; Gastrointestinal tracts, CT; Fistula, gastrointestinal tracts

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Child*
Child, Preschool
Eating
Female
Fistula*
Foreign Bodies
Humans
Radiography