Citation

Weber CR, Wygonski RJ, Griffin JM, Boyd DB. Mil. Med. 1993; 158(6): 427-428.

Affiliation

Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA 98431.

Comment In:

Mil Med 1993;158(10):A1O.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8361605

Abstract

A case of a large metal fragment in the tongue is reported in a soldier injured in Operation Desert Storm. The fragment was not diagnosed for 57 days as the patient was evacuated through multiple U.S. Army medical facilities for other injuries. Diagnosis and treatment of the case are discussed.

Language: en