Bahrain: Doctors remove 51 magnets from toddler’s stomach
Had swallowed them while playing, three-and-half hour long surgery was required
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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.
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.