Results of treatment of children with foreign magnetic bodies of the digestive tract

Babich Igor Ivanovich, Bagnovskii Igor Olegovich

To date, the problem of magnetic foreign bodies of the gastrointestinal tract does not lose its relevance. 38 children have been treated with this pathology for 10 years on the basis of the Rostov-on-Don Regional Children's Hospital. The management tactics of such patients depends on the number of magnets in the digestive tract and their localization. We have established clinical and radiological predictors of complications of magnetic foreign bodies, upon detection of which it is recommended to switch to active surgical tactics in order to prevent the development of peritonitis and improve treatment results.

Keywords:gastrointestinal tract, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, magnetic foreign bodies, intestinal obstruction, perforation.