Pediatric plunging ranula and its surgery with transoral approach: a case report

Year 2009, Volume: 19 Issue: 1, 32 - 35, 01.02.2009

Ahmet Eyibilen İbrahim Aladağ Mehmet Güven

Abstract

The plunging ranula is an uncommon condition which presents itself as a fluctuating swelling in the neck. It is less frequent during childhood. The ranula, which is usually originated from sublingual gland, is called the plunging ranula when it affects the submandibulary space and adjacent structures in the neck. There are a lot of different methods used in surgical treatment. In this study, we present a plunging ranula case which was performed by excision of the pseudocyst and ipsilateral sublingual gland with transoral approach in a five-year-old girl. There has been no recurrence in four-year follow-up period.

Keywords

Ranula, recurrence, sublingual gland

Pediyatrik plunging ranula ve ağız yolu yaklaşımıyla cerrahi tedavisi: Olgu sunumu

Abstract

Plunging ranula, boyunda fluktuasyon veren bir kitle olarak ortaya çıkan nadir bir olgudur. Çocukluk döneminde daha nadir görülür. Genellikle sublin- gual bezden kaynaklanan ranula, submandibüler alan ve komşu boyun bölgelerini etkilediğinde plunging ranula ismini alır. Cerrahi tedavisinde farklı yöntemler uygulanmaktadır. Bu makalede beş yaşında kız çocuğunda ağız yolu yaklaşımıyla aynı taraf sublingual bezle birlikte tamamen çıka- rılan plunging ranula olgusu sunuldu. Ameliyat sonrası dört yıllık izlemde herhangi bir yineleme görülmedi

Keywords

Ranula, rekürrens, sublingual bez

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