title: Accidental ingestion of magnetic spheres in children.
abstract: Magnetic foreign body ingestion can have a very serious sequale if multiple or combined with another metal object inside the abdomen. We report 2 cases of ingestion of rare-earth magnets with a very different consequences. This adds to the world's literature on this topic.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Zgraj
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Awadalla
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D059346:Magnets; D008297:Male; D008674:Metals, Rare Earth; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D008674:Metals, Rare Earth