A Case of Congenital Ranula Operated in The Early Infancy

Aybars Özkan 1, Selim Ulucanlı 2, Handan Yaman 3, Murat Oktay 4, Murat Kaya 1, Hüseyin Yaman 2 *
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1 Duzce University Duzce Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatric Surgery
2 Duzce University Duzce Medical Faculty, Department of Otorhinolaryngology
3 Duzce University Duzce Medical Faculty, Department of Pediatrics
4 Duzce University Duzce Medical Faculty, Department of Pathology
* Corresponding Author
EUR J BASIC MED SCI, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp. 66-69. https://doi.org/10.21601/ejbms/9205
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ABSTRACT

Ranula is a mucus extravasation cyst originating from the sublingual gland on the floor of the mouth. Congenital ranula is very rare. The treatment of ranula includes aspiration of mucus, incision and drainage, marsupialization, injection of sclerosing agents, excision of the ranula with or without excision of the ipsilateral sublingual gland. In this study, we presented a congenital ranula excision to a fortyfive days old infant.
Keywords: ranula, congenital, management

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Özkan A, Ulucanlı S, Yaman H, Oktay M, Kaya M, Yaman H. A Case of Congenital Ranula Operated in The Early Infancy. Eur J Basic Med Sci. 2013;3(3):66-9. https://doi.org/10.21601/ejbms/9205

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