Ingestion de corps étrangers aimantés chez l’enfant : enquête multicentrique française

Digestive Tract Injuries Caused by Ingested Foreign Bodies Containing Magnets

“…Liver transplant across the ABO blood group barrier is a promising approach in such patients. Antibody-mediated rejection along with biliary and vascular complications are the usual limiting factors in ABO-incompatible (ABOi) LT [1]. Determining optimal immunosuppression to avoid complications in ABOi LT is challenging.…”

“…The ingestion of magnetic foreign bodies in children often requires urgent management, which is quite often surgical [1]. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 16 patients (10 males), who were admitted to our hospital from January, 2017 to May, 2018, and presented with digestive tract injuries caused by magnetic foreign bodies ingestion.…”

Ingestion of neodymium magnet spheres: Three case studies

“…Ingestion of magnet foreign bodies in children is frequently reported. They account for about 2% of foreign body ingestions in children [1]. Sixty to 67% of children present with multiple magnets [1,2].…”

“…They account for about 2% of foreign body ingestions in children [1]. Sixty to 67% of children present with multiple magnets [1,2]. The majority of patients are boys aged five to eight years old [1,2] and three out of five children are asymptomatic [1,2].…”

“…The ingestion of a single magnet does not lead to complications in the very large majority of cases, but can require an intervention if the object is large, with blockage in the esophagus or stomach. In 88% of cases, the ingestion of several magnets requires endoscopic and / or surgical management [1].…”