Open AccessMultiple magnet ingestion: An uncommon cause of peritonitis
Author(s) -
Swapna Verma,
Sunil Shinde,
Chhabi Ranu Gupta
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/0971-9261.121126
Subject(s) - medicine , ingestion , foreign body ingestion , peritonitis , foreign body , foreign bodies , intervention (counseling) , surgery , psychiatry
Foreign body ingestion is common in infants and young children and they pass spontaneously in most of the cases. Magnetic foreign bodies, though not very common, require early intervention to avoid severe gastrointestinal complications. We report a case of multiple magnet ingestion who presented with peritonitis.