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.
Department of Otolaryngology, Singapore General Hospital.
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Balakrishnan
G R
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Ford
C M
CM
Bailey
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*