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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Urology
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1439854

Magnetic beads as intravesical foreign bodies in children: Our clinical experience

Provisionally accepted
Yefeng Zeng Yefeng Zeng Shaogang Huang Shaogang Huang Zhilin Yang Zhilin Yang Xianbin Gu Xianbin Gu Xuerui Sun Xuerui Sun Pengyu Chen Pengyu Chen *Shoulin Li Shoulin Li *
  • Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China

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    To analyze the clinical data of five patients involving intravesical magnetic beads, summarizing diagnostic and therapeutic experiences.Methods: From January 2018 to November 2023, five pediatric patients were treated for intravesical magnetic beads at Shenzhen Children's Hospital. We retrospectively reviewed and analyzed the records of these patients, including demographic characteristics, clinical symptoms, imaging studies, and treatment methods.Results: All intravesical magnetic beads were retrieved from patients' bladders. The patients ranged from 12 to 14 years, with a mean age of 13 years. None of them had a history of psychiatric disorders.Depending on the number of magnetic beads, their aggregation state, and the time since insertion, Three cases were successfully retrieved via cystoscopy, one via pneumovesicoscopy, and another via open surgery. No complications were observed during the postoperative follow-up.Magnetic beads are a relatively rare type of intravesical foreign bodies and should be surgically removed as soon as possible. Cystoscopy is the first method for both diagnosis and treatment. When magnetic beads cannot be retrieved via cystoscopy, pneumovesicoscopy may be a viable option for the retrieval of foreign bodies. When endoscopic techniques are unsuitable or have failed, open surgery is a necessary option.

    Keywords: Magnetic beads, Intravesical foreign bodies, Children, Cystoscopy, Treatment

    Received: 28 May 2024; Accepted: 03 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Zeng, Huang, Yang, Gu, Sun, Chen and Li. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Pengyu Chen, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China
    Shoulin Li, Shenzhen Children's Hospital, Shenzhen, China

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