{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["57"],"submitter":["Kang AS"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Although most tongue lacerations in children can be treated conservatively, accepted indications for suture repair include complex injury, large flaps, and active bleeding. The purpose of this article is to highlight repair of a unique, severe injury pattern in a child.<h4>Presentation and treatment</h4>A 3-year-old boy fell on a cemented floor causing a midline full-thickness laceration through the median fibrous septum, resulting in a bifid tongue. Given the midline location, neurovascular supply was protected, and following surgical repair, the patient enjoyed an uneventful recovery.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our case outlines a surgical approach for this unique case of acquired traumatic pediatric bifid tongue, which to our knowledge, has never been reported in the English"],"journal":["Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)"],"pagination":["11-13"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7363629"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Traumatic bifid tongue: A rare presentation in a child. Case report."],"pmcid":["PMC7363629"],"pubmed_authors":["Kang AS","Kang KS"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Traumatic bifid tongue: A rare presentation in a child. Case report.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Although most tongue lacerations in children can be treated conservatively, accepted indications for suture repair include complex injury, large flaps, and active bleeding. The purpose of this article is to highlight repair of a unique, severe injury pattern in a child.<h4>Presentation and treatment</h4>A 3-year-old boy fell on a cemented floor causing a midline full-thickness laceration through the median fibrous septum, resulting in a bifid tongue. Given the midline location, neurovascular supply was protected, and following surgical repair, the patient enjoyed an uneventful recovery.<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our case outlines a surgical approach for this unique case of acquired traumatic pediatric bifid tongue, which to our knowledge, has never been reported in the English","dates":{"release":"2020-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2020 Sep","modification":"2025-04-04T13:25:56.443Z","creation":"2025-04-04T13:25:56.443Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7363629","cross_references":{"pubmed":["32695333"],"doi":["10.1016/j.amsu.2020.06.040"]}}