Reevaluation of treatment of ranula.
Ranulas or mucoceles of the floor of the mouth are cysts arising from the sublingual glands. Experience with 27 such patients over the past 10 years is reviewed. Successful treatment was achieved by excision of the cyst with the sublingual gland.
Takimoto
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Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Japan.
Sato
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Umeda
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011900:Ranula / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000601:surgery*