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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 1 | Page : 63-64 |
Double jejunoileal fistula after ingestion of magnets
Konstantinos Zachos1, Antonios Panagidis1, George Georgiou1, Vasileios Alexopoulos1, Xenophon Sinopidis2
1 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Karamandaneion Pediatric General Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece
2 Department of Pediatric Surgery, University General Hospital of Patras, University of Patras School of Medicine, Patras, Greece
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Xenophon Sinopidis
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University General Hospital of Patras, University of Patras School of Medicine, Patras 26504
Greece
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_92_18
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.
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