title: Sublingual gland excision: a dissection carried out following adjacent anatomical structures.
abstract: We describe an anatomical and simple technique for the removal of the submandibular gland that has good outcomes and minimal complications.
authors.affiliation: Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, G51 4TF. Electronic address: gwood001@aol.com.
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.affiliation: Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, G51 4TF. Electronic address: Nazlie.syyed@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Nazlie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Syyed
authors.affiliation: Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, G51 4TF. Electronic address: Craig.wales@nhs.net.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wales
mesh_terms: D004210:Dissection; D006801:Humans; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D013363:Submandibular Gland
keywords: complications; excision; sublingual gland; surgical