TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Perforation of the intestine after ingestion of magnetic items
JO  - Ugeskrift for Laeger
A1  - Salomon, Soren
A1  - Clausen, Claus Hedegaard
A1  - Hollegaard, Stine
A1  - Mahdi, Bassam
A1  - Qvist, Niels
SP  - 4239
EP  - 4240
VL  - 169
IS  - 49
N2  - The ingestion of magnetic items is a potentially dangerous condition which may result in local necrosis and perforation of the intestine due to incrustation of the bowel wall between two magnetic bodies. We report a case of a 12-year old girl who ingested several magnetic items, causing perforation of the small intestine. We recommend surgical removal if more than one magnetic foreign body is ingested. If imaging results indicate that only one magnet has been ingested, we recommend a control x-ray within a few hours to confirm a secure passage of the foreign body.    Keywords: Multiple magnet ingestion<p />  <p>Language: da</p>
LA  - da
SN  - 0041-5782
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -