"A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand swallowed up to 100 high-power magnets he bought online, forcing surgeons to remove tissue from his intestines, doctors said on Friday. After suffering four days of abdominal pain, the unnamed teen was taken to Tauranga hospital in the North Island. He disclosed ingesting approximately 80 to 100 5x2mm high-power (neodymium) magnets about one week prior, said a report by hospital doctors in the New Zealand Medical Journal."
"The magnets, which have been banned in New Zealand since January 2013, were bought on the online shopping platform Temu, they said. An X-ray showed the magnets had clumped together in four straight lines inside the child's intestines. These appeared to be in separate parts of bowel adhered together due to magnetic forces, they said. No date was given for the operation. Temu said it had launched an investigation to ensure it complies with safety requirements in New Zealand."
A teenager ingested approximately 80–100 high-power neodymium magnets purchased online. The magnets aggregated into four straight lines inside the intestines, causing separate bowel segments to adhere via magnetic forces. Magnetic pressure produced necrosis in four areas of the small bowel and the caecum. Surgeons removed the dead tissue and retrieved the magnets, and the child was discharged after eight days in hospital. High-power magnet ingestion can cause later complications such as bowel obstruction, abdominal hernia, and chronic pain. An online marketplace has initiated an internal review regarding compliance with safety requirements.
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