@article{ref1,
title="A case of magnet ingestion in a child with autism: gastro-colonoscopic removal without surgical complication",
journal="Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition",
year="2011",
author="Kim, Joo-Whee and Lim, Mi-Sun and Kim, Soon-Chul and Lee, Eun-Hye and Ko, Jae-Sung and Seo, Jeong-Kee",
volume="14",
number="3",
pages="299-304",
abstract="With the increasing use of magnets in toys, magnet ingestion is becoming a serious problem in children. Two or more magnets may attract across the gastrointestinal tract leading to pressure necrosis, perforation, fistula, volvulus or obstruction. We report a case of a 12-year-old boy with autism who presented with vomiting during seven days due to ingestion of 14 magnetic rods. Under general anesthesia, 5 of 14 magnets were removed from the second portion of the duodenum using a magnetic probe during endoscopy. The remaining magnets were not visible in the duodenum. A plain radiograph taken the next day revealed that the remaining magnets were impacted in the descending-sigmoid junction. One magnet passed spontaneously. However the other 8 magnets did not pass through the junction for 7 days. Five of 8 impacted magnets were removed by a colonoscopic procedure. After 2 hours of colonoscopy, one by one, the remaining three magnets spontaneously passed.   Keywords: Multiple magnet ingestion; Foreign body; Removal; Gastrointestinal endoscopy; Magnets; Children; Colonoscopy<p /> <p>Language: ko</p>",
language="ko",
issn="2234-8646",
doi="10.5223/kjpgn.2011.14.3.299",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5223/kjpgn.2011.14.3.299"
}