From: Multicenter investigation of pediatric gastrointestinal tract magnets ingestion in China
Categories | Variables | Total number | Frequency (%) | Number of success |
---|---|---|---|---|
Treatment | Gastroscopy | 16 | 21.6 | 7 |
Colonoscopy | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | |
Laparoscopic surgery | 6 | 8.1 | 5 | |
Laparotomy surgery | 41 | 55.4 | 41 | |
Conversion to laparotomy | 10 | 13.5 | 10 | |
Findings | Gastrointestinal perforation | 38 | 51.4 | – |
Ischemia and necrosis of gastrointestinal wall | 14 | 19.0 | – | |
Abscess | 7 | 9.5 | – | |
Intestinal obstruction | 6 | 8.1 | – | |
Fistula | 2 | 2.7 | – | |
Gastrointestinal mucosa erosion | 28 | 37.8 | – |