Table 2 Clinical characteristics of 9 children with witnessed/self-reported magnetic foreign body misingestion.
From: Clinical characteristics of magnetic foreign body misingestion in children
No | Age, year | Gender | Interval between time of misingestion to clinical visit | Number of FB/initial recognition site | Symptom(s) | Complication | Treatment | Hospital stay, days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 8.5 | M | 5 h (witnessed, visited other hospital with only supportive care without KUB) | 2 Mags/XMCH | Abdominal pain, vomiting | Obstruction, 1 perforation sites | Lap-tomy | 12 |
3 | 3.3 | M | 2 h (witnessed and sent to XMCH directly) | 2 Mags/XMCH | No | No | PES-rc | 3 |
5 | 5 | M | 5 h (witnessed) | 12 MagBs/XMCH | Abdominal pain | No | Lap-tomy | 9 |
9 | 4.5 | M | 6 h (witnessed, patient visited other hospital and KUB confirmed diagnosis) | 4 MagBs/OH | No | No | Supportive care | 2 |
10 | 6.4 | M | 2 hours (witnessed) | 8 MagBs/XMCH | No | No | Supportive care | 2 |
11 | 2.8 | M | 8 (witnessed, patient visited other hospital and KUB confirmed diagnosis) | 7 MagBs/OH | Vomiting | No | PES-re | 4 |
12 | 5.2 | M | 2 h (witnessed, patient visited other hospital and KUB confirmed diagnosis) | 1 MagBs/OH | No | No | Supportive care | 2 |
13 | 3 | M | 6 h (witnessed, patient visited other hospital and KUB revealed magnets) | 11 MagBs/OH | No | No | Supportive care | 3 |
14 | 4.7 | M | 1 h (witnessed) | 3 MagBs/OH | Na | No | Supportive care | 2 |
