Table 2.
Cases experiencing self-discharge of magnetic foreign bodies
| Cases without gastroscope, without surgery, whose all magnetic foreign bodies were discharged by themselves | ||||
| No. | Age (yr) | DBIG (day) | NIM | Type of magnet |
| 1 | 4 | 3, 61 | 2 | Disk magnet |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Magnetic bead |
| 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Magnetic bead |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | Magnetic bead |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Magnetic bead |
| 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | Magnetic bead |
| 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | Strip magnet |
| 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | Magnetic bead |
| Cases of intestinal magnetic residue after gastroscopy, which were discharged by themselves | ||||
| No. | Age (yr) | DBIG (d) DBGD (d) | NIM/NIMR | Type of magnet |
| 1 | 10 | 2/1 | 3/1 | Magnetic bead |
| 2 | 13 | 5/4 | 4/2 | Magnetic bead |
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The child swallowed two magnets at different times, which were discharged on the third and sixth days after swallowing. DBIG: Days between ingestion and discharge; DBGD: Days between gastroscopy and discharge; NIM: Number of ingested magnets; NIMR: Number of intestinal magnetic residues.