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| Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology 2008; 46(2): 105-108 Abstract |
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Fish
bone in the tongue causing lingual abscess Taner Kemal Erdag, Ahmet Omer Ikiz, Mehmet Ufuk Gunbay, Enis Alpin Guneri |
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| Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey |
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| Foreign body, tongue, oral cavity, abscess |
| Abstract |
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Since it is usually seen easily and removed by patients themselves, a fish bone as a foreign body in the anterior tongue rarely leads to problems. But when the fish bone is embedded totally in the tongue it might cause some difficulties. In such a situation it is not adequate to wait for its spontaneous extrusion and rapid removal is recommended for preventing complications such as a lingual abscess as in the reported case. |
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| doi:10.2399/tao.04.030 |
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| Received: | May 12, 2004 | ||
| Accepted after revision: | December 18, 2006 | ||
| Correspondence: |
Taner Kemal Erdag, MD Koruturk Mah. Bora Sok. No: 15/3 Balcova 35330 Izmir, Turkey Phone: +90 232 259 80 78 Fax: +90 232 412 32 69 e-mail: taner.erdag@deu.edu.tr |
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Copyright © 2008 by the Turkish Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. |
