ArticleCureus2024
"Signet Ring Sign" on Plain X-ray Indicates the Need for Surgical Intervention After Magnet Ingestion in Children.
Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Enteroenteric Fistula Following Multiple Magnet Ingestion in an Adult: Case Report, Literature Review and Management Algorithm.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Entero-Enteric Fistula Following Multiple Magnet Ingestion in Children: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Surgical removal of ingested magnets in children: A retrospective clinical analysis of 16 patients and review of the literature.Medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
The ingestion of magnets used in toys and household products is a common problem in children and can have potentially devastating health consequences. The attraction between multiple magnets across intestinal walls can lead to bowel obstruction, fistula formation, necrosis, and perforation of the involved segments. Multiple magnets attached to each other within the intestinal lumen can also pass spontaneously. Clinical and radiological findings help guide the clinician in deciding whether to intervene surgically or follow an expectant management plan. We report the radiological finding of a "signet ring" on a plain abdominal X-ray that was associated with the surgical finding of fistula formation in two patients, who had clinically benign exams after magnet ingestion. This finding on plain abdominal X-rays should warrant operative exploration in children after magnet ingestion.
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