Report case of a 14-month children with enteroenteric fistula following ingestion of 5 magnets
Overview
Abstract:
To warn about the danger of children swallowing many magnetic magnets,
we report a case of a 14-month-old child who swallowed 5 magnets
causing perforation and had successful intestinal anastomosis surgery. The
method used in the study is to report 1 case. The child was admitted to the
hospital with symptoms of vomiting a lot, fatigue, not having a bowel
movement for 2 days, and unknown history of swallowing a foreign
object. Examination showed signs of dehydration, abdominal distention,
and no peritoneal tenderness. Unprepared abdominal X-ray showed a
radiopaque foreign body located in the right iliac fossa, with water and air
levels. Diagnosis of intestinal obstruction due to foreign objects. When
dissecting into the abdomen, many loops of small intestine were dilated,
lots of exudate, 30 cm from the ileocecal corner, there was a foreign
magnet about 2.5 cm long (due to 5 magnets sticking together) through 2
The intestinal loop causes the Ω-shaped fistula to twist and cause
obstruction. Surgery to remove the section of intestine containing magnets
and end-to-end anastomosis. Reports show that children swallowing many
magnets can cause dangerous complications such as intestinal perforation.
Therefore, when a child shows signs of intestinal obstruction/intestinal
obstruction, suspected of swallowing a foreign object, surgery should be
performed as soon as possible to avoid complications of intestinal
perforation.
Keyword(s): Ingested, Magnests, Foreign body, Children, Toys
Pages (from-to) | 494-497 |
Journal | TNU Journal of Science and Technology |
Volume | 229 |
Issue number | 05 |
Publication status | Published - Apr-2024 |
ISBN | 1859-2171 |