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The magnetism of surgery: small bowel obstruction in an 8-year-old boy

R Clarke1, T Everett, A Watts

  • 1Colorectal Department, Poole Hospital, UK. roboclarke@msn.com

BMJ Case Reports
|July 14, 2012
PubMed

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A child with Asperger's syndrome experienced abdominal pain due to ingesting multiple toy magnets. Emergency surgery revealed and removed the foreign bodies, resolving the small bowel obstruction and fistulation, leading to a full recovery.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Gastroenterology
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Background:

  • Foreign body ingestion is a common cause of pediatric surgical emergencies.
  • Abdominal pain in children, especially those with neurodevelopmental disorders like Asperger's syndrome, can present diagnostic challenges.

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