Magnet ingestion by children: A retrospective study in a medical center in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Hung-Hsiang Lai (Author), Hsin-Yeh Lin (Author), Chun-Hsiang Chang (Author), Ming-Wei Lai (Author), Hsun-Ching Chao (Author), Chien-Chang Chen (Author), Man-Shan Kong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The ingestion of multiple magnets may lead to severe complications including bowel obstruction, perforation, fistula, peritonitis, short bowel syndrome, life-threatening injuries, and even death. The annual case number of high-powered neodymium magnets ingestion has been increasing in th...