13-year-old boy hospitalized after swallowing dozens of high

This undated handout released on Friday from the New Zealand Medical Journal (NZMJ) shows an x-ray image of pieces of high-power magnets clumped up in the intenstines of a New Zealand teenager in Tauranga. New Zealand Medical Journal/AFP/Getty Images

A 13-year-old boy in New Zealand was hospitalized after swallowing dozens of high-powered magnets, ultimately losing part of his bowel, according to a recent case report in the New Zealand Medical Journal .

The boy, whose identity was not disclosed, ate between 80 and 100 neodymium magnets, each five millimeters by two millimeters in size, according to the report.

The high-powered magnets, often sold as desk toys for adults, are small yet dangerous if swallowed. Their strong magnetic pull can cause parts of the digestive tract to stic