Citation

Bank DE, Diaz L, Behrman DA, Delaney J, Bizzocco S. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 2004; 20(4): 242-243.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA. dbank@phoenixchildrens.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15057180

Abstract

Tongue entrapment in bottles and cans is rare, but occurs. The following is a case report of a 10-year-old female who got her tongue entrapped in an aluminum juice can. The anatomy of the tongue, complications from injury, and a proposed removal procedure are described.

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