Toy magnet ingestion in children: revising the algorithm

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Butterworth, James ^a   Feltis, Brad ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Pediatric Surgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel perforation; Ingested foreign body; Ingested magnets in children

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; LAPAROTOMY; MAGNETICS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849037969     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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