Mischievous magnets: Unexpected health hazard in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1694-1695

  Lee, Suk Koo ^a   Beck, Nam Seon ^a   Kim, Hyun Hahk ^a  

^a Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

fistula; Foreign bodies; gastrointestinal obstruction; magnets; perforation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAGNET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0030462122     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90053-6     Document Type: Article

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