Endoscopic management of magnet ingestion and its adverse events in children

Background and Aims: Magnet ingestion has recently increased among children. Multiple magnets can lead to serious adverse events owing to pressure necrosis of trapped bowel wall; therefore, urgent removal of the magnet is recommended. However, awareness of magnet ingestion and adverse events associa...

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Main Authors: Radhika Chavan, MD, DNB, Vatsal Bachkaniwala, MD, DM, Varun Tadkalkar, MD, DM, Chaiti Gandhi, MD, DNB, Sanjay Rajput, MD, DM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:VideoGIE
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468448122000601