Magnet ingestion is a special category of foreign body ingestion associated with high levels
of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly if it is associated with staggered ingestion …

Method Using a prospective electronic record, data were retrospectively collected for
patients referred to our institution with foreign body ingestion from March 2020 to September …

Background Magnets and button batteries (BBs) are dangerous ingested foreign bodies in
children. The scale and consequences of this public health issue in the UK are unknown …

Aim To evaluate management of children and young people presenting to the Emergency
Department (ED) with magnet ingestion before and after new guidance. Methods In May …

Aim Magnet ingestion has become more frequent in children as magnetic toys and jewellery
have been popularised, with the potential to cause significant morbidity. Our aim was to …

A 17-month-old female had an unwitnessed ingestion of 26 high-powered magnets,
resulting in the creation of an esophagogastric fistula via the left crus of the diaphragm. This …

Discussion Most foreign bodies pass the gastrointestinal tract without complications. On the
contrary, two or more high-powered magnets progressing through the gastrointestinal tract …

Multiple magnet ingestion (MMI) by children is increasing in incidence. 1 Magnets can attract
one another from different locations within the gastrointestinal tract, causing fistulae …

Multiple magnet ingestion (MMI) by children is increasing in incidence. 1 Magnets can attract
one another from different locations within the gastrointestinal tract, causing fistulae …

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) published a best practice guideline in
2021 for the management of children presenting with suspected ingestion of super-strong …