title: Undiagnosed shrapnel of the tongue.
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.
authors.affiliation: Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA 98431.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wygonski
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Boyd
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008877:Middle East; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare