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@article{citeulike:5961432, abstract = {Foreign-body ingestion is relatively common in the pediatric population and most objects pass through the gastrointestinal tract with minimal complications. Popular toy magnetic construction sets have resulted in numerous reports in the literature of serious complications including death following ingestion of multiple magnets. We report a case of a 5-year-old girl who presented to our emergency department with nonbilious vomiting and mild abdominal pain after accidentally ingesting 2 magnets 10 hours apart. Abdominal radiography showed the presence of 2 magnets, and a laparoscopy revealed multiple areas of bowel wall necrosis and perforation requiring subsequent laparotomy for repair of the bowel wall and retrieval of the magnets. This report aims to alert emergency care physicians of the necessity for early surgical referral with any multiple magnet ingestion to prevent severe complications.}, author = {Wong, Helen H. and Phillips, Bruce A.}, citeulike-article-id = {5961432}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19788794}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=19788794}, issn = {1481-8035}, journal = {CJEM : Canadian journal of emergency medical care = JCMU : journal canadien de soins m\'{e}dicaux d'urgence}, keywords = {emergency, gi, magnets, pediatrics, radiography}, month = {September}, number = {5}, pages = {493--495}, posted-at = {2009-10-18 18:19:34}, priority = {0}, title = {Opposites attract: a case of magnet ingestion.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19788794}, volume = {11}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5961432 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5961432 N2 - Foreign-body ingestion is relatively common in the pediatric population and most objects pass through the gastrointestinal tract with minimal complications. Popular toy magnetic construction sets have resulted in numerous reports in the literature of serious complications including death following ingestion of multiple magnets. We report a case of a 5-year-old girl who presented to our emergency department with nonbilious vomiting and mild abdominal pain after accidentally ingesting 2 magnets 10 hours apart. Abdominal radiography showed the presence of 2 magnets, and a laparoscopy revealed multiple areas of bowel wall necrosis and perforation requiring subsequent laparotomy for repair of the bowel wall and retrieval of the magnets. This report aims to alert emergency care physicians of the necessity for early surgical referral with any multiple magnet ingestion to prevent severe complications. IS - 5 JF - CJEM : Canadian journal of emergency medical care = JCMU : journal canadien de soins médicaux d'urgence SN - 1481-8035 EP - 495 TI - Opposites attract: a case of magnet ingestion. VL - 11 SP - 493 KW - emergency KW - gi KW - magnets KW - pediatrics KW - radiography AU - Wong, Helen AU - Phillips, Bruce PY - 2009/09// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19788794 ER -