Published August 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Gastrojejunal fistula with jejunal rotation caused by two ingested magnets in a child: a case report

  • 1. Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon (Korea, Republic of)

Description

Among the common foreign bodies that are ingested by children, ingesting multiple magnets is known to be hazardous due to the gastrointestinal complications caused by the magnets attracting each other across the bowel walls. We present here a case of gastrojejunal fistula and jejunal rotation that was caused by two ingested magnets in a 5-year-old girl, and we also present the findings of simple abdomen radiography, a small bowel series and computed tomography. The unchanged position of the radiopaque metallic foreign bodies on the serial abdominal radiographs suggests the inadvertent ingestion of multiple magnets

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Journal Volume
55
Journal Issue
2
Series
10 refs, 1 fig
Journal Page Range
p. 153-156
ISSN
1738-2637

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
38055391
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ABDOMEN; CHILDREN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FISTULAE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; BODY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; MAMMALS; MAN; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PRIMATES; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTEBRATES