Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Tıp Dergisi |
2023, Cilt 37, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 176-179 |
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Hidden Danger in Children: Swallowing Magnetic Objects |
Esma KARADENİZ GÜNGÖRMEZ1, Yağmur SÖNMEZ2, Furkan Adem CANBAZ1 |
Sancaktepe Şehit Prof.Dr. İlhan Varank Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi, Çocuk Cerrahisi Kliniği, İstanbul, TÜRKİYE |
Keywords: Child, foreign-body, magnetics |
Ingestion of foreign bodies (FB) is a common problem in children, but ingestion of magnetic objects is rare. Most objects pass through the gastrointestinal tract with minimal complications, but when more than one magnetic object is swallowed, they can pull each other through the intestinal walls causing pressure necrosis, perforation, fistula formation, volvulus, or intestinal obstruction. In this study, two patients who required surgical intervention after FB swallowing.
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