TY - JOUR PY - 1993// TI - Undiagnosed shrapnel of the tongue JO - Military medicine A1 - Weber, C. R. A1 - Wygonski, R. J. A1 - Griffin, J. M. A1 - Boyd, D. B. SP - 427 EP - 428 VL - 158 IS - 6 N2 - 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.

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