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- Title
Retrieval of Migrated Embedded Sewing Machine Needle from the Tongue.
- Authors
Poorna, T. Anish; Chandra, Kavya; Joshna, E. K.; John, Bobby
- Abstract
Foreign body in the oral cavity can be encountered by Head and Neck Surgeons in their clinical practice. Here, we report a rare case of an embedded sewing machine needle in the posterior tongue that migrated by tongue movements, and was retrieved successfully by surgical intervention.
- Subjects
SEWING machines; TONGUE; FOREIGN bodies; NEEDLES &; pins; NECK
- Publication
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, 2022, Vol 74, p5696
- ISSN
2231-3796
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12070-021-03028-3