title: [Transcutaneous excision of the submandibular and sublingual glands: notes on anatomy and surgical technique].
abstract: Removal of the submandibular and sublingual glands requires in-depth knowledge of the anatomy and scrupulous technique for the purposes of limiting the functional and aesthetic damage, which is unjustifiable above all in the treatment of benign lesions (sialodenitis, lithiasis). After presenting the main aspects of the surgical anatomy of the submandibular space, the operative technique for its dissection with removal of the submandibular gland and excision of the sublingual gland is described. The complexity of the anatomical structures that may be involved in submandibular and sublingual gland lesions is the cause of unsatisfactory functional and aesthetic outcomes in some cases. The most feared complications are lesions to nerve formations, due both to the resulting deficits and the possible legal implications.
authors.affiliation: Patologia Chirurgica a Indirizzo Gastroenterologico, Dipartimento di Discipline Chirurgiche e Metodologie Integrate, Università degli Studi di Genova.
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fornaro
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frascio
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stabilini
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mandolfino
authors.forename: Camilla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sticchi
authors.forename: Ezio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gianetta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods*