Korean J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.  2005 Mar;8(1):60-63.

Small Bowel-Mesentery-Small Bowel Fistula Caused by Ingested Magnets

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Ilsan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Ilsan, Korea. kkhong@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Surgery, Ilsan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Ilsan, Korea.

Abstract

Accidental foreign body ingestion is one of the general pediatric problems. If more than one magnet are ingested, they can attract each other across the intestinal wall. This kind of event may cause necrosis, perforation or fistula. Therefore, they must be retrieved by gastroduodenoscopy while they are still in the stomach. The authors have experienced an unusual small bowel complication, which was small bowel-mesentery-small bowel fistula, caused by the ingestion of magnets.

Keyword

Foreign body ingestion; Magnet; Intestinal fistula

MeSH Terms

Eating
Fistula*
Foreign Bodies
Intestinal Fistula
Necrosis
Stomach
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