title: Foreign body in the tongue: an unusual site for a common problem.
abstract: Foreign bodies in the upper aerodigestive tract represent one of the commonest ENT emergencies. A case report of a fish bone penetrating the anterior tongue is presented which exemplifies this frequent problem, but at a rare site.
authors.affiliation: Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014059:Tongue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*