Magnetic foreign body ingestion in pediatric patients: report of three cases

Abstract Background Although foreign bodies (FBs) typically pass spontaneously and uneventfully through the digestive tract, a subset of such bodies may become trapped, eventually leading to significant injury. In particular, the ingestion of magnetic materials can cause serious morbidity due to pro...

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Published in:	BMC Surgery
Main Authors:	Jinbeom Cho, Kiyoung Sung, Dosang Lee
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2017-06-01
Subjects:	Foreign body ingestion Magnetic foreign body Pediatric Case report
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-017-0269-z