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TL;DR
This case report describes a 10-month-old girl who ingested multiple high-powered magnets, which caused perforations in the stomach, duodenum, and jejunum, requiring emergency surgery.
JPGN Reports · 4 authors, 2 centres
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This case report describes a 10-month-old girl who ingested multiple high-powered magnets, which caused perforations in the stomach, duodenum, and jejunum, requiring emergency surgery.
This is a case report of a 10-month-old girl who presented with vomiting and fussiness after an unwitnessed ingestion of multiple high-powered magnets. Exploratory laparotomy confirmed multiple perforations in the stomach, duodenum, and jejunum, requiring surgical repair and a jejunal resection. The report highlights the severe complications of multiple magnet ingestion, including perforation, fistula formation, and obstruction. It also notes an increase in poison control calls for magnet ingestion following a 2016 legal change, emphasizing the need for high clinical suspicion.