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Magnetic Appendix: An Uncommon Indication for Appendectomy

Foreign object ingestions are a common occurrence in pediatrics, often necessitating endoscopic or surgical intervention. The ingestion of multiple magnets poses an increased risk for serious complications. Our article presents a case of a five-year-old boy who swallowed two pennies and four magnets...

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Autores principales: Birkhold, Megan, Habib, Joseph R, Kang, Juhye, Diaz-Calderon, Lina, Lumpkins, Kimberly, Strauch, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9720090/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36475231
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.31096