Troubling Toys: Rare-Earth Magnet Ingestion in Children Causing Bowel Perforations
Ingestion of foreign bodies in the pediatric population is common and magnet ingestion is known to cause a significant morbidity. Rare-earth magnets are small 3-6 mm diameter spherical powerful magnets that are sold as popular desk toys for adults and were previously found in construction toys in at...
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Main Authors: | Parkash Mandhan (Author), Muthana Alsalihi (Author), Saleem Mammoo (Author), Mansour J. Ali (Author) |
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Hindawi Limited,
2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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