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Pediatric emergency care · Sep 2014
Case ReportsAn unusual destination for magnetic foreign bodies.
- Thomas E Robey, Hristos Z Kaimakliotis, Adam B Hittelman, and Susan A Walsh.
- From the Departments of *Emergency Medicine, †Urology, and ‡Pediatrics, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
- Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Sep 1;30(9):643-5.
AbstractRare earth metal magnets (Buckyballs and similar products) remain an important public health risk for children. We report the presentation, course, and treatment of a boy who inserted a string of 30 magnets through his urethra into his bladder and review the diagnostic as well as the therapeutic options for foreign bodies inserted into the pediatric urogenital tract.
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