REMOVAL OF INGESTED METALLIC FOREIGN-BODIES FROM CHILDREN BY OROGASTRIC MAGNETIC TUBE

Authors
GURPINAR AN KILIC N DOGRUYOL H
Citation
An. Gurpinar et al., REMOVAL OF INGESTED METALLIC FOREIGN-BODIES FROM CHILDREN BY OROGASTRIC MAGNETIC TUBE, MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY & ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES, 6(5-6), 1997, pp. 469-471
Citations number
12
Journal title
MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY & ALLIED TECHNOLOGIES
ISSN journal
13645706 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
469 - 471
Database
ISI
SICI code
1364-5706(1997)6:5-6<469:ROIMFF>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Fifteen patients with cases of metallic foreign bodies in the oesophag us and stomach were referred for fluoroscopic removal by a magnet coup led to an orogastric tube. Removal was successful in all 15 cases. No fluoroscopic removal by a magnet coupled to an complications: occurred and no patients required hospital admission, endoscopic or surgical i ntervention, or general anaesthesia. The authors conclude that orogast ric magnet removal is a minimally invasive and well-tolerated method a nd an alternative to endoscopic or surgical removal.