Intestinal volvulus and obstruction due to combined button battery and magnet ingestion: a medico-legal case report.

Anna Milaszkiewicz, Jacek Baj, Biagio Solarino, Grzegorz Teresiński

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Anna MilaszkiewiczChair and Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, 8B Jaczewskiego st, 20-090, Poland. anna.milaszkiewicz@umlub.pl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7034-156X

Jacek BajDepartment of Correct, Clinical and Imaging Anathomy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, 4 Jaczewskiego st, 20-090, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1372-8987

Biagio SolarinoSection of Legal Medicine, Department of Interdisciplinary Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3096-8998

Grzegorz TeresińskiChair and Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, 8B Jaczewskiego st, 20-090, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4184-9305

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Abstract

This study presents a medico-legal case study of an infant who died as a result of intestinal volvulus, a rare but severe complication secondary to the ingestion of multiple magnets and button batteries. The mutual attraction of magnets through adjacent intestinal loops, compounded by the corrosive effects of button batteries, can precipitate rapid and irreversible damage to the gastrointestinal wall. A comprehensive review of the literature on documented pediatric cases involving the ingestion of magnets and button batteries was undertaken to compare the spectrum and frequency of complications. The post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) proved to be a valuable adjunctive tool in medico-legal diagnostics, aiding in the identification and precise localization of foreign bodies prior to dissection, as well as in the assessment of the extent of internal injuries.

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Electric Power SuppliesForeign BodiesIntestinal ObstructionIntestinal VolvulusMagnetsHumansInfantTomography, X-Ray ComputedButton batteriesForeign bodyIngestionIntestinal occlusionIntestinal perforationMagnetsPMCT

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PMID40913674

DOI10.1007/s12024-025-01078-5

PMCPMC13331912

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