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  • Title: Magnetic bead toy ingestion: uses and disuses in children.
    Author: Adikibi BT, Arnold M, van Niekerk G, Alexander A, Numanoglu A, Millar AJ.
    Journal: Pediatr Surg Int; 2013 Jul; 29(7):741-4. PubMed ID: 23411613.
    Abstract:
    A 2-year-old female presented acutely with peritonitis and small bowel obstruction. An abdominal radiograph demonstrated a radiopaque foreign body. At laparotomy she was found to have bowel perforations with entero-enteric fistulae caused by four magnets. The magnets were removed, and debridement and closure of the perforations performed. We review our case and highlight this problem to other medical practitioners as a potential cause of significant morbidity and mortality in the paediatric population.
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