Paediatric surgery.Ukraine.2021.1(70):80-83; doi 10.15574/PS.2021.70.80
Ryzhenko O. V., Perederiy O. V.
Chernihiv regional children hospital, Ukraine

For citation: Ryzhenko OV, Perederiy OV. (2021). Clinical case of multiple intestinal perforations caused by magnets. Paediatric Surgery.Ukraine. 1(70):80-83; doi 10.15574/PS.2021.70.80
Article received: Oct 21, 2020. Accepted for publication: Mar 06, 2021.

Gastrointestinal foreign bodies in children are a common reason for emergency surgical care. Among the foreign bodies of the digestive tract, special attention should be paid to neodymium magnets, known for their strong magnetic abilities and high resistance to demagnetization. The usual age of hospitalized children with intestinal magnetic bodies is 2–4 years. Swallowing neodymium balls can be accompanied with perforation, fistula, intestinal obstruction, peritonitis, shot bowel syndrome; septic condition with fatalities.
The article presents a clinical case of swallowing 17 magnets by two-years-old boy for a long time. The child was hospitalized without anamnestic date of foreign bodies to the digestive tract. Intestinal magnets were diagnosed radiological. Early surgery with gentle tactics was used. The child recovered.
The research was carried out in accordance with the principles of the Helsinki Declaration. The study protocol was approved by the Local Ethics Committee of these Institutes. The informed consent of the patient was obtained for conducting the studies.
The authors declare no conflicts of interests.
Key words: foreign bodies of digestive tract, perforation, magnets.

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