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Simultaneous Esophageal and Tracheal Obstructions Caused by a Pair of Magnetic Beads in a Child: A Case Report

Esophageal and tracheal foreign body ingestion trigger common pediatric emergencies. In this case report, we describe a pediatric patient with simultaneous tracheal and esophageal obstruction caused by foreign bodies. A child aged 2 years and 1 month swallowed a pair of metallic magnetic beads at th...

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Autores principales: Ren, Huan, Shi, Dong, Gu, Zhaowei, Cao, Zhiwei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8591057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34790636
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.765373
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description Esophageal and tracheal foreign body ingestion trigger common pediatric emergencies. In this case report, we describe a pediatric patient with simultaneous tracheal and esophageal obstruction caused by foreign bodies. A child aged 2 years and 1 month swallowed a pair of metallic magnetic beads at the same time; one bead entered the trachea and the other bead entered the esophagus. We suspected that the two magnetic beads were mutually attracted and thus became trapped in their respective lumina. The tracheal foreign body was uneventfully removed; this dislodged the esophageal foreign body, which was then excreted. There were no serious complications in the present case, but parents and medical personnel should be mindful of the potential hazards associated with ingestion of multiple magnetic foreign bodies. A high index of suspicion is appropriate. Investigations must be carefully planned. Treatment should not be delayed; the consequences of delay may be serious.
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spelling pubmed-85910572021-11-16 Simultaneous Esophageal and Tracheal Obstructions Caused by a Pair of Magnetic Beads in a Child: A Case Report Ren, Huan Shi, Dong Gu, Zhaowei Cao, Zhiwei Front Pediatr Pediatrics Esophageal and tracheal foreign body ingestion trigger common pediatric emergencies. In this case report, we describe a pediatric patient with simultaneous tracheal and esophageal obstruction caused by foreign bodies. A child aged 2 years and 1 month swallowed a pair of metallic magnetic beads at the same time; one bead entered the trachea and the other bead entered the esophagus. We suspected that the two magnetic beads were mutually attracted and thus became trapped in their respective lumina. The tracheal foreign body was uneventfully removed; this dislodged the esophageal foreign body, which was then excreted. There were no serious complications in the present case, but parents and medical personnel should be mindful of the potential hazards associated with ingestion of multiple magnetic foreign bodies. A high index of suspicion is appropriate. Investigations must be carefully planned. Treatment should not be delayed; the consequences of delay may be serious. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-11-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8591057/ /pubmed/34790636 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.765373 Text en Copyright © 2021 Ren, Shi, Gu and Cao. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Simultaneous Esophageal and Tracheal Obstructions Caused by a Pair of Magnetic Beads in a Child: A Case Report
title Simultaneous Esophageal and Tracheal Obstructions Caused by a Pair of Magnetic Beads in a Child: A Case Report
title_full Simultaneous Esophageal and Tracheal Obstructions Caused by a Pair of Magnetic Beads in a Child: A Case Report
title_fullStr Simultaneous Esophageal and Tracheal Obstructions Caused by a Pair of Magnetic Beads in a Child: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Simultaneous Esophageal and Tracheal Obstructions Caused by a Pair of Magnetic Beads in a Child: A Case Report
title_short Simultaneous Esophageal and Tracheal Obstructions Caused by a Pair of Magnetic Beads in a Child: A Case Report
title_sort simultaneous esophageal and tracheal obstructions caused by a pair of magnetic beads in a child: a case report
topic Pediatrics
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8591057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34790636
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2021.765373
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