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Treatment of a plunging ranula with fenestration and continuous pressure
S Takagi1, N Mizukawa, T Kimura
1Department 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
Abstract:
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.
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