Doctors found 50 magnets inside the intestine of a 7-year-old boy. Timely identification and intervention prevented the child from severe sepsis and prolonged ICU stay.
In a bizarre turn of events, a team of experts of Rainbow Children’s Hospital found 50 magnets in the intestine of a 7-year-old child. The experts at the hospital rushed the child into an emergency surgery and was able to save him. The doctors reported that the child was experiencing vomiting and severe abdominal pain for about 24-48 hours. That is when he parents rushed him in the hospital emergency room. The emergency staff attended to him immediately and took him to Dr. Vamsi Sivarama Raju, Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist.
Reports of the clinical examination and investigations revealed the presence of foreign bodies in the boy’s abdomen. Timely identification and intervention prevented the child from severe sepsis and prolonged ICU stay”, said Dr. Vamsi Sivarama Raju, Consultant Paediatrician and Neonatologist, at Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Vijayawada.
The team of experts did an excellent work on a very shirt notice. “We could discharge the boy in a healthy state. Parents reaching the hospital on time and the 24/7 availability of doctors and emergency staff at our hospital have helped this sensitive case get favorable outcomes. We are happy that child is doing well now.”, said Dr Ramprasad, Clinical Director, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Vijayawada.
The child was taken up for surgery on an emergency basis. Intra-operatively multiple bowel perforations were noted in the small intestine and a large perforation in the large intestine. Multiple small pearl-shaped magnets, approximately 50 were removed from the boy’s intestine. The boy was in the ICU for a very brief period and started recovering very quickly.
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