Double jejunoileal fistula after ingestion of magnets

Abstract

A double jejunoileal fistula was diagnosed intraoperatively 10 months since a 4-year-old boy had swallowed an object consisted of multiple magnetic items. Magnet ingestion presents characteristics that are misdiagnosing, critical time-consuming, dangerous, and occasionally fatal. The particularities and pitfalls of ingested magnetic items are outlined.

Keywords

• Children
• complications
• foreign body ingestion
• jejunoileal fistula
• magnet ingestion