Accidental Insertion of a Piercing Needle in Tongue.
J Craniofac Surg
; 32(1): e1-e2, 2021.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33394634
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Tongue piercing causes various complications, including bleeding, pain and infection and it cause potential life-threatening complications. An 18-year-old woman presents with losing a needle in mouth. She attempted to perform tongue piercing using piercing needle by herself at home, and it was lost in mouth. The patient showed speech difficulty, but no active bleeding and edema of the floor of mouth. Computed tomography showed approximately 50âmm needle like structure in tongue. General anesthesia was performed with nasal intubation using video laryngoscope. The surgeon found the needle could be hold in the tongue by fingers. The needle in the tongue was holding by left fingers, and 10âmm skin incision was made by right hand. The needle tip was pushed to the incision line and it was removed. There was no bleeding immediate after needle removal. She could speak immediate after surgery. Two days after surgery, the patient discharged with no complications.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cosmetic Techniques
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Body Piercing
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Craniofac Surg
Journal subject:
ODONTOLOGIA
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan