Çoklu mıknatıs yutan çocuk hasta: Olgu sunumu

Abstract

like an isolated object and discharged from the body by silently moving without harming the gastrointestinal system (3,4). Multiple magnets or metal objects with magnets ingestion is increase mortality and morbidity rates. The main reasons that increase the risks are; intestinal obstruction, volvulus, fistula, necrosis or perforation due to the attraction of magnets to the intestinal walls (3,4).

Pediatric Magnet Ingestion with Delayed Presentation: Case Series from Tertiary Center in Saudi Arabia

“…11 In Taiwan, and across a span of 9 years from 2009 to 2018, a retrospective analysis of 13 patients, 10 of which had multiple magnets ingestion revealed the need for surgical intervention in 3 cases that happened to have been complicated with intestinal perforation. 13 In Turkey, a similar case of a 4-year girl who ingested multiple magnets and ended up in the ED one and a half hours later with eventual operative intervention, 14 and a similar report from the nearby Gulf region in Kuwait. 15 However, the timeline of all formerly reported cases was from hours to 4 days before the presentation, which is shorter than what we have reported.…”