Диагностика и лечение детей с магнитными инородными телами желудочно-кишечного тракта

A total of 25 children with foreign magnetic bodies in the gastrointestinal tract were available for observation in 2008-2012. The necessary diagnostic procedures and their succession are described and indications for oesophagogastroduodenoscopy developed. The data obtained were used to elaborate the algorithm for differential application of the methods for the removal of foreign bodies including minimally invasive endoscopic techniques. Results of the treatment of the above patients are presented.