Intestinal complications of magnet ingestion in children from the pediatric surgery perspective

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 334-337

  Shah, S K ^a   Tieu, K K ^a   Tsao, Kuojen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSTIPATION; DEHYDRATION; FOREIGN BODY; GASTROENTERITIS; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTERNAL HERNIA; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE SURGERY; LETHARGY; MAGNET; MALE; NAUSEA; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING; ALGORITHM; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; MAGNETISM; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MAGNETICS; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 74249086708     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1039192     Document Type: Article

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