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E. GARLAND WALLS, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1930;11(5):616-617.

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With the exception of the foreign bodies that lodge in the crypts of the faucial tonsils and intentially concealed foreign bodies, as in the case of thieves or smugglers, foreign bodies retained in the mouth are rare. Occasionally, sharp pieces of bone of fish, fowl or beef penetrate the epithelial lining and remain embedded in the soft tissue for a longer or shorter period of time. The case herein described is unusual for several reasons, the most interesting of which are its unique or at least rare location, surrounding the tongue at the root, and the fact that its whereabouts remained a mystery for seventeen days.

REPORT OF CASE

Helen M., a colored girl, aged 3 years, was admitted to the clinic of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital on Nov. 19, 1929, with a history of having swallowed a "watch ring" two days before. She had been to . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW ORLEANS

From the Department of Otolaryngology, the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, March 1, 1930.

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