Published August 2006
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Journal article
Gastrojejunal fistula with jejunal rotation caused by two ingested magnets in a child: a case report
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
Additional details
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