Tongue entrapment in an aluminum juice can.
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.
Bank
David E
DE
Department of Emergency Medicine, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ 85016, USA. dbank@phoenixchildrens.com
Diaz
Leslie
L
Behrman
David A
DA
Delaney
John
J
Bizzocco
Sabina
S
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