Micro-Marsupialization of Sublingual Ranula
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 4
Abstract
Oral ranula is a retention cyst arising from the sublingual gland on the floor of the mouth as a result of ductal obstruction and fluid retention. Based on clinical features they are of three types; sublingual ranula, plunging ranula and sublingual plunging ranula. The diagnosis may be made based on the clinical presentation, fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT) or MRI. Various techniques used to manage ranulas include incision and drainage, marsupialization, excision of ranula only and excision of ranula along with the involved sublingual salivary gland. Micro-marsupialization is preferred over surgical excision because of the potential surgical complications which may arise from removing the sublingual gland, most notably injury to the lingual nerve, injury to Wharton’s duct with the possibility of stenosis leading to obstructive sialadenitis, and ductal lacerations causing salivary leakage. This paper highlights cases of ranulas which have been successfully treated by micro-marsupialization.
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Premna. P. Raj, Rita Zarina . A, Deepa . K
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