Multiple Intestinal Perforation and Necrosis due to Magnet Ingestion.
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چکیده
Among the few foreign bodies swallowed, multiple magnets are very rare. Ingestion of Multiple Magnets may lead to a number of dire complications. The present case report is about the ingestion of multiple singing magnets by 4-year-old child leading to intestinal segmental necrosis and perforations.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Eurasian journal of medicine
دوره 48 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016