Open AccessIngestion of Multiple Magnets for Suicide
Author(s) -
Tanrikulu Y,
Tanrikulu C Sen,
Karaman S,
Sahin H
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
hong kong journal of emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2309-5407
pISSN - 1024-9079
DOI - 10.1177/102490791502200107
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , ingestion , foreign bodies , general surgery , foreign body ingestion , foreign body , population , surgery , medical emergency , psychiatry , environmental health
Foreign objects ingestion, either intentionally or accidentally, is a well‐known problem in paediatric population. However, it is not uncommonly seen in adult especially in patients with psychiatric disorders and prisoners. We presented a case in which a seventeen year‐old young man attended emergency department after attempting suicide by cutting his wrist. Incidentally, he was found to have ingested multiple magnets which stayed in the stomach. Removal by endoscopic method was failed. Surgical removal of a total of thirty‐three magnets through a surgical gastrostomy was performed. (Hong Kong j.emerg.med. 2015;22: 50‐52)