Pediatric Magnet Ingestion with Delayed Presentation: Case Series from Tertiary Center in Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz Alareefy, Esam Barnawi, Rawan Alrashed, Abdulelah Alamri, Ahmed AlEidan, Mazen AlGhofaily, Mayada Alkhelaif, S. Kanfar
Abstract
Swallowing foreign bodies is common in young kids, especially those aged 6 months to 6 years. Magnet ingestion is a hazardous health issue that extremely jeopardizes the most vulnerable group, children, to risks of intestinal obstruction and worse, perforation. We, hereby, report 3 cases of magnet ingestion in the pediatric age group who had multiple beaded magnets stuck inside their GI tract over a variable period of 1 to 10 months before their presentation to the Emergency Department, King Fahad Medical City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Topics & Concepts
Presentation (obstetrics)Center (category theory)Series (stratigraphy)IngestionTertiary careMedicinePediatricsGeneral surgeryGeologySurgeryInternal medicineChemistryPaleontologyCrystallographyForeign Body Medical CasesEsophageal and GI PathologyAirway Management and Intubation Techniques