An unusual destination for magnetic foreign bodies

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014 Sep;30(9):643-5. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000000214.

Abstract

Rare 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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Magnets*
  • Male
  • Radiography
  • Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging*