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Alansari AN, Baykuziyev T, Soyer T, Akıncı SM, Al Ali KK, Aljneibi A, Alyasi NH, Afzal M, Ksia A. Magnet ingestion in growing children: a multi-center observational study on single and multiple magnet incidents. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4575. [PMID: 38403623 PMCID: PMC10894856 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-55127-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
Abstract
Over the past 15 years, there has been a noticeable uptick in incidents involving children ingesting multiple magnetic foreign bodies which can cause injuries and gastrointestinal complications including death. The current study aimed to identify the prevalence, clinical presentation, and management of single or multiple magnet ingestions. A retrospective multi-central cross-sectional study was conducted to include all pediatric patients < 18 years presented to the emergency department with ingestion of single or multiple magnets and admitted across hospitals in Qatar, UAE, KSA, Tunisia, and Turkey between January 2011 and December 2021. Demographics, symptoms, management, and outcomes were analyzed. There were 189 magnet ingestions, of which 88 (46.6%) were multiple magnet ingestions. Most patients (55.6%) were male, and the median age was 3.9 (IQR 2-7) years. An abdominal X-ray was obtained in all cases. 119 (62%) patients were conservatively treated, 53 (28%) required surgical intervention and 17 (8.9%) underwent gastroscopy. None of the patients with single magnet ingestions experienced morbidity or severe outcomes. Multiple magnet ingestions led to significant morbidity including hospitalizations, perforations (44.3%), severe intestinal necrosis (19.3%), peritonitis (13.6%), severe abdominal infection (10.2%), and septic shock (4.5%). The rate of surgical intervention (59.1% vs. 1.0%) and gastroscopy (15.9% vs. 3.0%) was significantly higher in the multiple ingestion group compared to the single magnet ingestion group. No deaths were identified. A high risk of serious complications, including the need for surgery to remove the magnets and substantial morbidity may result from swallowing more than one magnet. Magnet safety requirements, public education, and improved legislation are urgently required.
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- Amani N Alansari
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, ICU and Perioperative Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Al Qassimi Women and Children's Hospital, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Maternity and Children Hospital, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia
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Ding G, Liu H, Zhou P, Niu Q, Wang W, Feng Z, Zhang S, Zhang Z, Geng L, Bu Z, Fu T. Pediatric Multiple High-Powered Magnetic Buckyballs Ingestion—Experience From Six Tertiary Medical Centers. Front Public Health 2022; 10:892756. [PMID: 35784204 PMCID: PMC9240617 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.892756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Multiple high-powered magnetic Buckyball ingestions may lead to a high risk of severe complications. Great concerns have been raised by public health workers, and it remains challenging for clinicians to solve this troublesome problem. We report a large case series of children with Buckyball ingestion from six tertiary medical centers. The clinical data, including demographics, medical history, diagnosis tools, management options, intraoperative or endoscopic findings, and outcomes, were retrospectively analyzed. Seventy-one children aged 1–13 years ingested 2–41 Buckyballs. Among them, Buckyballs passed spontaneously on 2–10 days post-ingestion in seven cases; gastroscopic removal was performed in 14 cases; laparoscopic removal in 13 cases; laparoscopic-assisted surgical removal in 6 cases; and open surgical removal in 31 cases. Surgical indications included small bowel obstruction, perforation, peritonitis, acute abdominal pain, or along with ingestion of other metallic foreign bodies. Among those who underwent a surgical procedure, primary intestinal repair was performed in 44 cases, enterectomy with primary anastomosis in 6 cases. The postoperative hospital stay ranged from 5 to 28 days. No major complications occurred. In unwitnessed cases, a vague medical history and nonspecific symptoms usually make the diagnosis difficult. The treatment options should include the watch-and-wait approach, endoscopic, laparoscopic-assisted, or open surgical removal of Buckyballs, with primary intestinal repair or anastomosis. Preventive measures, including children's not having access to Buckyballs, are essential to protect children from this kind of unintentional injury.
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- Guojian Ding
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Zibo Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Maternity and Child Health Care of Zaozhuang, Zaozhuang, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Taian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Taian, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Zibo Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Zibo, China
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Lei Geng
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, People's Hospital of Rizhao, Rizhao, China
- Zhaoyun Bu
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China
- Tingliang Fu
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