Multiple magnet ingestion in a child : (gastro-colic fistula)‎

Abstract EN

-We report a case of a 12-year mentally retarded boy presented with clinical features of acute abdomen admitted to the Emergency Departement Erbil Teaching Hospital.

Explorative laparotomy showed wit gastrocolic fistula following ingestion of multiple magnet pieces before ten days ; this case report highlights the diagnostic challenge and the need for early surgical intervention in children with foreign bodies ingestion and especially when multiple magnets are ingested.