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Case Reports
. 2025 Jan;17(1):76-78.
doi: 10.34172/mejdd.2025.410. Epub 2025 Jan 31.

L-Shaped Configuration of Multiple Magnet Ingestion: A Case Report

Mehran Hakimzadeh  1 , Mitra Ahmadi  1 , Hazhir Javaherizadeh  1
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L-Shaped Configuration of Multiple Magnet Ingestion: A Case Report

Mehran Hakimzadeh et al. Middle East J Dig Dis. 2025 Jan.

Abstract

Multiple magnet ingestion is an urgent situation in pediatric gastroenterology that requires endoscopy or surgical intervention to remove the magnet. We report a case in which multiple magnets attract each other in a special geometric shape in the gastrointestinal tract of a 2-year-old boy.

Keywords: Gastric; Magnets; Stomach.

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Competing Interests The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare related to this work.

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