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Congenital Ranula

  • Rodrigo Licéaga1,*,
  • Cristian González2
  • Carlos Licéaga1
  • Gustavo Vargas1

1Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Juarez Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico

2Oral and maxillofacial surgeon, private practice, Mexico City, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, Juarez Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico

DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.34.3.n3t6x8148g1756vl Vol.34,Issue 3,May 2010 pp.263-266

Published: 01 May 2010

*Corresponding Author(s): Rodrigo Licéaga E-mail: r_liceaga@hotmail.com

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Abstract

This article presents 3 cases of infants with congenital ranula, a rare salivary gland pathology. Pathophysiology is discussed, differential diagnosis, and different treatment choices are explained.

Keywords

congenital ranula, marsupialization, infants, children

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Rodrigo Licéaga,Cristian González,Carlos Licéaga,Gustavo Vargas. Congenital Ranula. Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry. 2010. 34(3);263-266.

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