Highlights
Multiple magnet ingestion in children is challenging to diagnose if asymptomatic.
Symptoms include vomiting, abdominal pain, discoloured stools or fever.
Meticulous history, patient examination and investigations are necessary.
Intestinal pressure necrosis and multiple fistulas can occur yet remain asymptomatic.
Resection and anastomosis may be the sole management in such cases.
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