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An unusual clinical presentation of a plunging ranula—The plunging ranula with extension to the vallecula [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message A plunging ranula may present initially as an extensive vallecular cyst and correct diagnosis may be reached with the use of ultrasound, fluid aspiration for amylase detection, and MRI imaging.
Lisa Schmitz, Franziska Büscheck, Christian Stefan Betz, Arne Böttcher   +3 more
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Sclerotherapy for the intraoral ranula with bleomycin: technical considerations and preliminary experience [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Ranula is a mucous cyst that occurs in the sublingual gland (SLG) in the floor of the mouth. It can be classified into two types based on origins: One is the the lesser sublingual gland (LSLG) in the anterior segment and the Rivini duct, which is ...
Hong-Yu Zhang, Li-Wen Su, Huan Sun, Chao-Chen Rui, Yang Wu   +4 more
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Bilateral plunging ranula: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Plunging ranula is the extravasation of saliva from the sublingual gland caused by trauma or obstruction of the duct, extending through a defect in the mylohyoid muscle into the submandibular gland.
Hilman Syawaluddin, MD, Enggar Hestu Waseso, MD, Kalia Labitta Yudhasoka, MD, Anglita Yantisetiasti, MD   +3 more
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Retrospective comparative clinical study on clinical effect of suture micromarsupialization on ranula [PDF]

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effect of suture micromarsupialisation on ranula.  Methods: This is a retrospective comparative clinical study, the clinical data of 106 patients with simple ranula admitted to the Oral and ...
Bei-Bei Huo
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Congenital ranula [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry, 2010
The authors describe a case of congenital ranula diagnosed by a routine prenatal ultrasonography at 21 weeks of gestation. The fetal kariotype was normal. Follow-up ultrasound scans revealed no changes in the size or the position of the cyst.
Castro, O, Coutinho, S, Marques, MI, Morais, S, Rei, AI   +4 more
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Plunging Ranula Presenting as a Giant Anterior Cervical Cystic Mass: A Case Report and Literature Review

Case Reports in Oncology, 2023
Plunging ranula, a subtype of ranula, commonly presents as a submandibular or submental cystic mass without oral counterpart, and its clinical management remains challenging. Herein, the authors report an extremely rare case of 30-year-old female patient
Fangqi Jing, Fanglong Wu, Yuming Wen, Qinghong Gao   +3 more
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Robotic-assisted transoral removal of a bilateral floor of mouth ranulas [PDF]

World Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2011
Objective To describe the management of bilateral oral ranulas with the use of the da Vinci Si Surgical System and discuss advantages and disadvantages over traditional transoral resection. Study Design Case Report and Review of Literature.
Stromeyer Frederick W, Alsfeld Leonard, Hardy Elliot, Peters Geoffrey, Walvekar Rohan R, Anderson Dwayne, DiLeo Michael   +6 more
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Recurrent plunging ranula

Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences
A ranula is a cystic swelling containing mucous that manifests on the floor of the oral cavity. Typically, it displays as a soft, bluish, and well-defined swelling, enveloped by an epithelial lining.
Santosh Kumar Swain
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Ranula as a Complication of Dental Implant Therapy: A Case Report and Systematic Review

Galician Medical Journal
Introduction. Ranulas are pseudocysts caused by saliva retention or extravasation from the sublingual or submandibular gland. Trauma is believed to be the most common cause of ranula formation, but it can also result from ductal obstruction or congenital
Ralitsa Yotsova, Yanko Yankov, Sabina Keremedchieva, Lyuben Stoev, Simeon Dimanov, Ivaylo Parushev   +5 more
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Videostylet-guided Intubation in a Case of Huge Ranula: A Novel Technique for Paediatric Difficult Intubation

Airway
A large sublingual ranula compromises the anterior pharyngeal space and thus, there is a technical difficulty in direct laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation. Videostylet-guided intubation has the advantage to overcome this difficulty. Here, we report
Shrikanta Oak, Shamala Dinkar Yashod, Monal Shah   +2 more
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