Treatment of a plunging ranula with fenestration and continuous pressure.
We present a new method of fenestration and continuous pressure as a simple, effective and uninvasive procedure for the treatment of plunging ranulas. We have recently used in four female patients, aged 10-29 years old. After treatment, the patients remained symptom-free and assessment by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed regression of the ranula in all cases. The procedure resulted in satisfactory healing and we advocate it as a simple and effective treatment that is better for patients than conventional treatment.
Takagi
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, 700-8525 Okayama, Japan. shintkg@dent.okayama-u.ac.jp
Mizukawa
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Kimura
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Asaumi
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000601:surgery*; D011312:Pressure; D011900:Ranula / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing