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| A Case of Small Bowel Fistulas Caused by Multiple Magnet
Ingestion: Usefulness of Ultrasonography |
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| Junyeong Jeon, MD1 Kwanseop Lee, MD1, Soo Min Ahn, MD2, In Jae Lee, MD1,
Hyun Lee, MD1, Kyoon Soon Jung, MD1, Sung Hye Koh, MD1 |
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| 1Department of Radiology, Hallym Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University of Korea
2Department of Surgery, Hallym Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University of Korea |
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| Foreign body ingestion is a common problem in the pediatric population and the
majority of such cases occur between the ages of six months and three years. Most
objects pass uneventfully through the gastrointestinal tract; however, ingestion of multiple
magnets can cause serious gastrointestinal complications through interaction
with each other across the bowel wall. In these situations, radiologic evaluation is
imperative for proper treatment. This is a case report on ingestion of 32 magnets in a
10-year-old boy. We diagnosed a small bowel fistula caused by ingestion of multiple
magnets using sonography, which showed hyperechoic magnetic foreign bodies
attached together penetrating the thickened neighbouring jejunum. |
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| Keyword : Foreign bodies; Magnets; Ultrasonography |
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Journal of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine 2013 ; 32 (4) : p.294-297
