Rare-earth magnets can be used to create ornate shapes and designs.
Abdulla Al Atiq, 41, and his son Abdulrahman, seven, from Abu Dhabi, show the surgical scar where eight magnetic balls were removed in 2019. Victor Besa / The National
Six-year-old Althea Faye Barabacina with Dr Pinkesh Laxmikant Thakkar and Dr Jamuna Raghuraman after surgery to remove magnetic balls from her stomach at Medeor Hospital Dubai in March, 2021. Courtesy: Medeor Hospital
An X-ray showing nine of the magnets in the stomach of a child. If multiple magnets are swallowed they can potentially cause dangerous tears to the intestine.
These high-powered magnetic beads recovered from six-year-old Althea's intestines. Courtesy, Medeor Hospital
An X-ray image taken of 6-year-old Althea Faye Barabacina with 11 high-powered magnets in her intestines. Courtesy, Medeor Hospital
Rare-earth magnets can be used to create ornate shapes and designs.
Abdulla Al Atiq, 41, and his son Abdulrahman, seven, from Abu Dhabi, show the surgical scar where eight magnetic balls were removed in 2019. Victor Besa / The National
Six-year-old Althea Faye Barabacina with Dr Pinkesh Laxmikant Thakkar and Dr Jamuna Raghuraman after surgery to remove magnetic balls from her stomach at Medeor Hospital Dubai in March, 2021. Courtesy: Medeor Hospital
An X-ray showing nine of the magnets in the stomach of a child. If multiple magnets are swallowed they can potentially cause dangerous tears to the intestine.
These high-powered magnetic beads recovered from six-year-old Althea's intestines. Courtesy, Medeor Hospital
An X-ray image taken of 6-year-old Althea Faye Barabacina with 11 high-powered magnets in her intestines. Courtesy, Medeor Hospital
Rare-earth magnets can be used to create ornate shapes and designs.
