ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2012
Magnets, children and the bowel: a dangerous attraction?
Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Diagnosis and management of paediatric magnet ingestion: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines.Emergency medicine journal : EMJ · 2026Pooled it
- Algorithm-driven management of pediatric multiple magnetic foreign bodies: a single-center experience of 171 cases.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Combined Laparoscopic and Colonoscopic Retrieval of Multiple Ingested Magnetic Beads Without Enterotomy in Children: A Case Report and Literature Review.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2026Article
- Entero-Enteric Fistula Following Multiple Magnet Ingestion in Children: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Accidental ingestion of multiple magnetic beads by children and their impact on the gastrointestinal tract: a single-center study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Endoscopic retrieval of 195 incidentally found ingested magnets in a pediatric patient: The limitations of radiography.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Application of high-frequency ultrasound in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal magnet ingestion in children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Multiple magnetic foreign body ingestion in pediatric patients: a single-center retrospective review.Pediatric surgery international · 2021Review
- Safety and efficacy of smart tracheal occlusion device in diaphragmatic hernia lamb model.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2021Article
- Foreign Body and Caustic Substance Ingestion in Childhood.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2020Review
- Swallowed magnets and batteries: a dangerous but not unexpected attraction.BMJ case reports · 2013Article
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2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Reports of magnet ingestion are increasing rapidly globally. However, multiple magnet ingestion, the subsequent potential complications and the importance of the early identification and proper management remain both under-recognized and underestimated. Published literature on such cases could possibly represent only the tip of an iceberg with press reports, web blogs and government documents highlighting further occurrence of many more such incidents. The increasing number of complications worldwide being reported secondary to magnet ingestion point not only to an acute lack of awareness about this condition among the medical profession but also among parents and carers who will be in most cases the first to pick up on magnet ingestion. There still seems to be no consensus on the management of magnet ingestion with several algorithms being proposed for management. Prevention of this condition remains a much better option than cure. Proper education and improved awareness among parents and carers and frontline medical staff is key in addressing this rapidly emerging problem. The goal of managing such cases of suspected magnet ingestion should be aimed at reducing delays between ingestion time, diagnosis time and intervention time.
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