Journal of pediatric surgery
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A teenage boy presented in the early stage of pyomyositis. He had neck pain, tenderness, and fever. ⋯ This progressed to a pus-filled drainable mass caused by Stapylococcus aureus. The authors describe this case to highlight the predictable stages and increase the index of suspicion to enhance its early recognition.
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The authors describe a 14-year-old boy who presented at the emergency department after he deliberately inserted a soda can in his rectum 48 hours before presentation. The authors were able to remove the foreign body in the operating room by squeezing and twisting the upper round of the empty soda can, in this way changing the original cylinder shape into a conus-shape. Retained foreign bodies in the rectum of children are rare. The authors report our case and discuss the relevant literature.
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Case Reports
Small bowel complication caused by magnetic foreign body ingestion of children: two case reports.
Accidental ingestion of foreign bodies is a common pediatric problem. The majority of such cases occur between 6 months and 3 years. ⋯ The authors experienced 2 cases of unusual small bowel complication caused by the ingestion of magnets. The first case was in a 10-month-old boy with ileal perforation caused by to 2 ingested magnetic beads, and the second case was in a 22-month-old boy with ileo-ileal fistula caused by to 7 ingested magnetic beads.