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Handheld Metal Detector Screening for Metallic Foreign Body Ingestion in Children
Published on: September 11, 2018
Clinical Profile, Management Strategies, and Outcomes of Children with Multiple Magnet Ingestion: A Retrospective
Neel Aggerwal1, Chandra Vibhash1, Umesh B Singh1
1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Child Health, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
|August 7, 2026
Abstract:
Multiple magnet ingestion in children can cause severe gastrointestinal injury due to magnetic attraction across the bowel walls. We report three children requiring surgery for obstruction, perforation, and fistula formation. One child had extensive injury despite minimal symptoms. Early imaging, prompt intervention, and intra-operative radiography are crucial to prevent the serious complications.
