Small bowel complication caused by magnetic foreign body ingestion of children: Two case reports

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1548-1550

  Chung, Jae Hee ^b   Kim, Jeong Soo ^b   Song, Young Tack ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Foreign body ingestion; Gastrointestinal complication; Magnetic beads

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INFANT; INGESTION; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE NECROSIS; MAGNET; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE PERFORATION;

EID: 0141958053     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(03)00514-1     Document Type: Article

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