Plunging ranula following bilateral submandibular duct transposition.
Submandibular duct transposition is now a standard surgical procedure for the treatment of severe drooling. However, this is our first experience of a plunging ranula arising as a complication of the technique. In the surgical management of this complication, the single most important step is excision of the sublingual gland to prevent recurrence.
Balakrishnan
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Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital.
Ford
G R
GR
Bailey
C M
CM
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology*; D011900:Ranula / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012798:Sialorrhea / Q000601:surgery*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*