L'esperienza che insegna
Ingestione di magneti
Magnet ingestion
Enrico Valletta1, Martina Fornaro1, Elena Cavargini2, Francesca Destro3, Mario Lima3
1UO di Pediatria, 2UO di Gastroenterologia ed Endoscopia Digestiva, Ospedale G.B. Morgagni - L. Pierantoni, AUSL di Forĺ
3UO di Chirurgia Pediatrica, Università di Bologna
Ottobre 2013 - pagg. 514 -518
Abstract
The article reports the case of an 11-year-old boy who presented with abdominal symptoms
following the ingestion of three magnets. The history, the radiologic and endoscopic
pictures gave the opportunity for some considerations about the peculiarities of the
management of such dangerous foreign bodies. Surgery showed that the three magnets
- one in the esophagus and the other two in the gastric fundus - attracted one another
just above the esophagogastric junction causing an esophageal pseudodiverticulus. The
magnets were removed without any further complication. Some recent statements on the
management of ingested magnets are briefly discussed.
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Corrispondenza: e.valletta@ausl.fo.it