Surgeons remove up to 100 magnets from New Zealand teenager’s intestines
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A 13-year-old New Zealand boy ingested up to 100 high-power neodymium magnets he purchased online, leading surgeons at Tauranga hospital to remove dead tissue from his intestines. The magnets, banned in New Zealand since January 2013, were bought on the platform Temu. X-rays revealed the magnets had clumped together inside the boy's bowels, causing necrosis in four areas of his small bowel and caecum. After an eight-day hospital stay, he was discharged. Doctors highlighted the dangers of magnet ingestion and online marketplaces for children. Temu launched an investigation to ensure compliance with safety requirements. The incident underscores potential long-term complications such as bowel obstruction and chronic pain from surgery related to magnet ingestion.
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