Small bowel perforation secondary to accidental magnetic objects ingestion: (Two pediatric cases report)

Foreign bodies ingestion is considered as a common pediatric problem, it is mostly encountred in infants between 6months and 2 years. Ingestion of magnets was documented in only few reports. We report two uncommon cases of bowel perforations owing to magnets ingestion. Patients were respectively age...

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Published in:	Iranian journal of pediatric surgery (Online) Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 100 - 103
Main Authors:	Amine Ksia, Meriem Braiki, Nahla Kechiche, Lassaad Sahnoun, Sabrine Ben Youssef, Mongi Mekki, Abdellatif Nouri
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pediatric Surgery Research Center of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 01-01-2018
Subjects:	emergency ingestion intestinal perforation magnet
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Summary:	Foreign bodies ingestion is considered as a common pediatric problem, it is mostly encountred in infants between 6months and 2 years. Ingestion of magnets was documented in only few reports. We report two uncommon cases of bowel perforations owing to magnets ingestion. Patients were respectively aged of 10 months and 20 months .they were successfully managed. Once ingested, magnetic objects would attach each other through intestinal wall leading subsequently to intestinal necrosis. Thus their surgical removal is unavoidable.
ISSN:	2423-7612
DOI:	10.22037/irjps.v3i2.14064