Magnetic Foreign Body Ingestion in Children: The Attractive Hazards

Foreign body ingestions are frequent in the childhood population. Most foreign bodies are passed spontaneously through the gastrointestinal tract. However, on occasion, they can also be a rare cause of morbidity and even mortality, such as in the case of multiple magnetic foreign body ingestion, whi...

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Main Authors: Anna Lin, Lawrence Chi Ngong Chan, Kam Lun Ellis Hon, Siu Yan Bess Tsui, Kristine Kit Yi Pang, Hon Ming Cheung, Alexander K. C. Leung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3549242