6 year old boy with abdominal pain for more than a month

The doctor took out 31 magnetic beads from his stomach

  The reporter learned from the Provincial Women's and Children's Medical Center yesterday that the center recently admitted to a Sanya boy, Duoduo (a pseudonym), who had abdominal pain for more than a month.

After a hospital examination, it was found that Duoduo had a bead-like foreign body in his abdomen. Unexpectedly, the doctor finally took out 31 magnetic beads from his stomach.

The doctor reminded that you must keep your child away from foreign objects. If you swallow by mistake, seek medical attention in time to avoid delay in treatment and serious complications.

  Reporter Zhong Qi's correspondent Su Lina

A 6-year-old boy in Sanya swallowed 31 magnetic beads causing gastrointestinal perforation

  The little boy, Duoduo, is 6 years old. At that time, when he saw the doctor, Duoduo’s mother was full of grief, saying that the child had abdominal pain for more than a month. After taking oral medication in the hospital in his hometown, the symptoms have not improved.

Recently, Duoduo lost weight and had more severe abdominal pain, so he took him to the Hainan Children's Medical Center for treatment.

  After Dodo was admitted to the General Surgery Center, a CT scan of his abdomen showed that there was a bead-like foreign body in his abdomen.

After consultation with the chief physician of the Gastroenterology Department, Zeng Xia, it was clear that most of the children’s gastrointestinal foreign bodies were diagnosed. Considering that the child’s abdominal pain lasts for a long time, we must be alert to the possibility of gastrointestinal erosion and perforation caused by the foreign body for too long. Gastroscopy should be urgently performed. Clarify the situation.

Soon, after urgently preparing for the operation, Zeng Xia performed a gastroscopic foreign body removal operation for Duoduo. During the operation, it was seen that the magnetic beads were stranded and the stomach and duodenal walls were perforated.

In the end, Zeng Xia successfully took out 31 magnetic beads from Duoduo's stomach.

To be the "boss"

11-year-old girl swallows 7 magnetic beads

  Coincidentally.

In August last year, the Department of Pediatric Surgery of the Provincial People's Hospital also admitted to such a "special" patient, Xiaofang, an 11-year-old girl from Wanning.

At that time, Xiaofang said that her stomach hurts for a week. The pain was unbearable before going to the doctor, and it was accompanied by vomiting. She couldn't eat and sleep well.

  Xiaofang said that about two weeks ago, a friend made a bet with her that whoever dared to swallow the magnetic beads in his hand could be their "boss."

To prove her courage, she swallowed all 7 magnetic beads in front of everyone.

I thought it would be excreted in a few days, but I didn't expect that my stomach hurts more and more.

The doctor performed an X-ray examination on Xiaofang and found that because the magnetic beads are magnetic, the 7 beads in her stomach have been connected end to end, like beads, so they cannot be discharged.

Later, the doctor performed an operation to remove foreign bodies in the abdominal cavity and jejunum, and 7 magnetic beads were removed.

Doctor: Children aged 6 months to 6 years should prevent foreign bodies in the digestive tract

  Zeng Xia said that foreign bodies in the digestive tract are one of the common emergencies in pediatrics, and one of the main causes of accidental injuries in children. The age of 6 months to 6 years is the most common age group.

Especially children from 6 months to 3 years old. Children at this age are very curious about everything, but lack safety awareness and often put things in their mouths when they get them.

There are various foreign bodies in children's digestive tract. The most common ones are coins, as well as batteries, hairpins, buttons, magnets, rings, pen caps, zipper pulls, toys, etc.

Once these foreign bodies are swallowed, they will follow the food and go down the digestive tract. Because the foreign bodies have different hardness and different shapes, they often cannot pass normally like food. Many checkpoints will keep it in the digestive tract.

  According to reports, if ordinary foreign objects such as coins and buttons are swallowed by mistake, it is estimated that they cannot be discharged by themselves, or the toxic and corrosive ones can be removed through the gastroscope.

If you accidentally swallow sharp foreign objects, it is easy to damage the gastrointestinal tract, which is relatively more dangerous, such as nails, screws, and pins.

If these foreign bodies are still in the stomach, they should be removed through the gastroscope in time. If the foreign bodies enter the small intestine, only surgical operation is required.

Compared with the above two types, the most dangerous is the magnet, which can cause gastrointestinal perforation.

  The doctor said that there are many kinds of foreign bodies that children can swallow, and there are many solutions that can be taken clinically, but the most important thing is to prevent foreign bodies in the digestive tract. This is the least harmful solution.

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  What are magnetic beads?

  Magnetic beads, also known as buck ball and magic ball.

It can form different patterns through children's imagination and is often used as an educational toy.

This seemingly educational toy has great safety risks.

The magnetic beads are made of special metal to make them have strong magnetism. Once swallowed, the magnetic force will attract the intestinal wall and clamp the intestinal wall, causing the intestinal tract to be blocked, and children may have abdominal pain and vomiting symptoms. Symptoms are atypical, children cannot report their condition, and treatment is easily delayed. Intestinal ischemia can cause perforation and rupture, which is life-threatening.

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  How to prevent foreign bodies in the digestive tract?

  ■ Children eating, adults need to be alert: when eating, do not laugh or scold the children, when the children play or cry, do not use food to lure children.

  ■ Properly store high-risk items: coins, button batteries, scissors, suture needles, cotton swabs or toothpicks and other sharp items should not be placed within the child's sight.

  ■ When infants and young children are playing with toys, adults should be supervised throughout the process, and do not get distracted.

  ■ Children's clothing should be simple and comfortable, and strange accessories should not arouse curiosity and tear.

  What should I do if a child swallows a foreign body by mistake?

  ■ First, it is necessary to clarify what the foreign body is swallowed.

  Usually, as long as the size of the foreign objects is moderate, the edges are regular, and there are no sharp edges, most of them can be discharged by themselves, such as buttons, glass balls, coins, etc.

If you swallow sharp foreign bodies (such as nails, needles, date nuclei, etc.), corrosive foreign bodies (such as batteries), magnetic foreign bodies (such as magnetic beads), and swelling foreign bodies (such as water marbles), they are prone to serious complications. It requires great attention and vigilance.

  ■ What happens after a foreign body is swallowed?

  Whether a foreign body in the digestive tract has clinical manifestations after swallowing mainly depends on the type, location and retention time of the foreign body.

Foreign bodies in the oropharynx and esophagus may have symptoms such as refusal to feed, drooling, sore throat, dysphagia, and vomiting; the foreign bodies generally have no symptoms after entering the stomach and intestines, and sometimes symptoms such as abdominal pain, bloating, and vomiting may occur.