Abstract

As a prevalent and preventible cause of gastrointestinal injury, magnet ingestion (MI) in children is a documented and sometimes fatal health hazard in children. During their development it is known that children can sometimes ingest foreign objects due to oral explorative habits they have. Although it is often stated that once foreign bodies travel beyond the esophagus, most traverse the gastrointestinal tract without complications, this concept can not be applicable in children with MI. It should be kept in mind that without appropriate management the whole gastrointestinal tract is at risk of perforation. In this review article it is aimed to review management strategies in children with MI together with a brief review of epidemiology, pathophysiology under the light of relevant literature.

Keywords: Magnet Ingestion; Children; Surgical Treatment

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Citation

Citation: Volkan Sarper Erikci. “Magnetic Foreign Body Ingestion in Children: A Review Article". Acta Scientific Gastrointestinal Disorders 5.6 (2022): 64-66.

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Copyright: © 2022 Volkan Sarper Erikci. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.