Bahrain: Doctors remove 51 magnets from toddler’s stomach

Had swallowed them while playing, three-and-half hour long surgery was required

Last updated: September 25, 2020 | 20:31

Tawfiq Naserallah

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51 magnets were removed from the stomach of a three-year child in Bahrain. Photo for illustrative purposes.

AP

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Dubai: A medical team at Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) removed 51 magnets from a three-year-old girl’s stomach, local media reported today.

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The child is said to have swallowed the magnets while playing. Doctors extracted the magnets in a three-and-half hour long surgery, repairing multiple tears in her stomach and intestines.

The child was sent home after seven days of recovery in hospital.

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