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Doctors managed to remove part of the tissues due to their dying
Photo: New Zealand Medical Journal
The case was described in a scientific article, which published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, informs The Guardian.
Photo: New Zealand Medical Journal Doctors said that after four days of abdominal pain, the teenager, whose name is not being given, was admitted to a medical institution. There, the boy admitted that about a week ago he swallowed up to a hundred strong magnets measuring 5 by 2 millimeters, made of neodymium alloy.
This species is considered the strongest from commercially available ones. Such magnets are particularly used in the magnetic resistance tomography (MRI) system, for lifting large loads in cranes and engines, such as traction machine elevators, cars and wind turbines.
The teenager is believed to have purchased magnets banned in New Zealand online platform Temu.
An X-ray showed that inside the child’s intestines foreign objects were lined up in four straight lines.
“They were in separate parts of the intestine, held together by magnetic force”the doctors added.
The pressure of the metal caused necrosis (death of tissue) in four areas of the small intestine and cecum. To save the child, doctors performed an operation that removed dead tissue and pulled out the magnets.
The teenager was discharged from the hospital eight days later. The authors of the article noted that in later life, the schoolboy may develop intestinal obstruction, abdominal hernia, and chronic pain.
Temu said it had launched an internal investigation and had contacted medical personnel to learn more about the case.
“At this time, we have not been able to confirm whether these magnets were purchased through Temu. However, our teams are reviewing product listings to ensure full compliance with local safety requirements.”the company said.
Temu, an online platform based in China, has previously been accused by markets, including the EU, of allegedly not doing enough to get rid of the sale of illegal goods.
Previously, there were doctors in Volyn got an electronic thermometer from the colon of a six-year-old girl.
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Doctors managed to remove part of the tissues due to their dying
Photo: New Zealand Medical Journal
The case was described in a scientific article, which published in the New Zealand Medical Journal, informs The Guardian.
Photo: New Zealand Medical Journal Doctors said that after four days of abdominal pain, the teenager, whose name is not being given, was admitted to a medical institution. There, the boy admitted that about a week ago he swallowed up to a hundred strong magnets measuring 5 by 2 millimeters, made of neodymium alloy.
This species is considered the strongest from commercially available ones. Such magnets are particularly used in the magnetic resistance tomography (MRI) system, for lifting large loads in cranes and engines, such as traction machine elevators, cars and wind turbines.
The teenager is believed to have purchased magnets banned in New Zealand online platform Temu.
An X-ray showed that inside the child’s intestines foreign objects were lined up in four straight lines.
“They were in separate parts of the intestine, held together by magnetic force”the doctors added.
The pressure of the metal caused necrosis (death of tissue) in four areas of the small intestine and cecum. To save the child, doctors performed an operation that removed dead tissue and pulled out the magnets.
The teenager was discharged from the hospital eight days later. The authors of the article noted that in later life, the schoolboy may develop intestinal obstruction, abdominal hernia, and chronic pain.
Temu said it had launched an internal investigation and had contacted medical personnel to learn more about the case.
“At this time, we have not been able to confirm whether these magnets were purchased through Temu. However, our teams are reviewing product listings to ensure full compliance with local safety requirements.”the company said.
Temu, an online platform based in China, has previously been accused by markets, including the EU, of allegedly not doing enough to get rid of the sale of illegal goods.
Previously, there were doctors in Volyn got an electronic thermometer from the colon of a six-year-old girl.