Ranula

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42 relevant articles (5 outcomes, 7 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: A form of retention cyst of the floor of the mouth, usually due to obstruction of the ducts of the submaxillary or sublingual glands, presenting a slowly enlarging painless deep burrowing mucocele of one side of the mouth. It is also called sublingual cyst and sublingual ptyalocele.

Also Known As:

Ranulas

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Disease Context: Research Results

Neoplasms: 415397

Cysts: 12160

Ranula: 42

Stomatognathic Diseases: 273

Mouth Diseases: 56

Ranula: 42

Related Diseases

1.	Lymphangioma (Cavernous Lymphangioma)
2.	Sclerosis
3.	Kaposi Sarcoma (Kaposi's Sarcoma)
4.	Mucocele
5.	Branchioma (Branchial Cleft Cysts)

Experts

1.	Roh, Jong-Lyel: 2 articles (09/2008 - 02/2006)
2.	Zola, Malcolm: 2 articles (06/2007 - 05/2006)
3.	Lee, Heung-Man: 2 articles (06/2006 - 04/2003)
4.	Kim, Hyo Sun: 1 article (09/2008)
5.	Lam, Siu-Ho: 1 article (01/2008)
6.	Chow, Tam-Lin: 1 article (01/2008)
7.	Chan, Sharon W W: 1 article (01/2008)
8.	Cavallaro, Sebastiano: 1 article (02/2007)
9.	Suteu, Liana: 1 article (02/2007)
10.	Prete, Marina: 1 article (02/2007)

Drugs and Biologics

Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to Ranula:

1.	PicibanilIBA 02/01/2002 - "Our experience suggests that OK-432 injection is an effective treatment for ranula. " 02/01/2006 - "This study examined the effectiveness of intracystic injection of OK-432 for treatment of ranula. " 08/01/2009 - "Procedures and associated complication rates were: transoral excision of sublingual gland (3%); transoral excision of sublingual gland and ranula (12%); marsupialization (24%); transcervical excision of sublingual gland, submandibular gland, and ranula (33%); OK-432 (49%); and aspiration (82%). " 09/01/2008 - "At the outpatient clinic, the ranula was punctured in the neck and aspirated mucus was replaced with 0.1-0.2mg OK-432 solution. " 02/01/2007 - "Recently, an intracystic sclerosing injection with OK-432 has been proposed as a ranula primary treatment. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	NickelIBA 02/01/2007 - "This preliminary study evaluates the effectiveness of the use of Nickel Gluconate-Mercurius Heel-Potentised Swine Organ Preparations as the primary treatment of pediatric ranula and intraoral mucocele. " 02/01/2007 - "CONCLUSION: Homotoxicological therapy with Nickel Gluconate-Mercurius Heel-Potentised Swine Organ Preparations D10/D30/D200 is an effective primary treatment of pediatric ranula and intraoral mucocele." 02/01/2007 - "Nickel Gluconate-Mercurius Heel-Potentised Swine Organ Preparations: a new therapeutical approach for the primary treatment of pediatric ranula and intraoral mucocele." 02/01/2007 - "METHODS: Eighteen children (9 ranulas, 9 labial mucoceles, 2 lingual mucoceles) were treated with oral administration of Nickel Gluconate-Mercurius Heel-Potentised Swine Organ Preparations D10/D30/D200. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	gluconic acid (gluconate)FDA LinkGeneric 02/01/2007 - "This preliminary study evaluates the effectiveness of the use of Nickel Gluconate-Mercurius Heel-Potentised Swine Organ Preparations as the primary treatment of pediatric ranula and intraoral mucocele. " 02/01/2007 - "CONCLUSION: Homotoxicological therapy with Nickel Gluconate-Mercurius Heel-Potentised Swine Organ Preparations D10/D30/D200 is an effective primary treatment of pediatric ranula and intraoral mucocele." 02/01/2007 - "Nickel Gluconate-Mercurius Heel-Potentised Swine Organ Preparations: a new therapeutical approach for the primary treatment of pediatric ranula and intraoral mucocele." 02/01/2007 - "METHODS: Eighteen children (9 ranulas, 9 labial mucoceles, 2 lingual mucoceles) were treated with oral administration of Nickel Gluconate-Mercurius Heel-Potentised Swine Organ Preparations D10/D30/D200. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	SilkIBA 08/01/1995 - "Alternatively, the ranula can be treated with the placement of a silk suture or seton into the dome of the cyst. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Botulinum Toxin Type A (Botox)FDA Link 01/01/2008 - "We report an innovative method for ranula by using botulinum toxin type A on 3 patients. " 01/01/2008 - "Ranula successfully treated by botulinum toxin type A: report of 3 cases." Order ALL the reference details at left...
6.	Dental Implants (Dental Implant)IBA 08/01/2006 - "Plunging ranula formation as a complication of dental implant surgery: a case report." Order ALL the reference details at left...
7.	Fibrin Tissue Adhesive (Fibrin Sealant)IBA 10/01/1989 - "We have used a technique of fibrin glue injection into the cystic space of the ranula after it had been evacuated by aspiration. " 10/01/1989 - "Fibrin glue in the surgical treatment of ranulas." Order ALL the reference details at left...
8.	Antithyroid Agents (Antithyroid Drugs)IBA 10/18/1959 - "[A new treatment of ranula: synthetic antithyroid agents. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
9.	SiliconesIBA 01/01/2005 - "It is suggested to use silicone membrane in operations of plastic cystotomy in cases of ranula. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
10.	PlasticsIBA 01/01/2005 - "It is suggested to use silicone membrane in operations of plastic cystotomy in cases of ranula. " Order ALL the reference details at left...

Therapies and Procedures

1.	Sclerotherapy 09/01/2008 - "The size of the ranula was compared before and after sclerotherapy. " 09/01/2008 - "Plunging ranula may be also primarily treated with nonsurgical sclerotherapy, but there is little experience in pediatric patients. " 02/01/2006 - "RESULTS: Twenty of 26 patients (77%) showed a complete response after sclerotherapy: higher in plunging ranula (86%) than in intraoral ranula (74%). " 02/01/2006 - "OBJECTIVE: Although surgery is the first choice of therapy for ranula, it was made a hypothesis that ranula can be primarily treated with sclerotherapy from prior evidence. " 09/01/2008 - "CONCLUSIONS: OK-432 sclerotherapy is safe and effective in the treatment of pediatric plunging ranula. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
2.	Intralesional Injections 06/01/2006 - "OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of treatment of a ranula in children by intralesional injection of OK-432. " 06/01/2006 - "Treatment of ranula in pediatric patients with intralesional injection of OK-432." 05/01/2006 - "METHODS: Twenty-one patients with plunging ranula were treated with intralesional injection of OK-432. " 03/01/2005 - "BACKGROUND: The intralesional injection of OK-432 has been proposed as an effective treatment of lymphangiomas and ranulas. " 01/01/1994 - "In the present study, we report on 2 cases in whom we conducted intralesional injection of OK-432 for cervical lymphangioma and ranula found in 20 and 35 year-old female patients. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
3.	Oral Surgery (Maxillofacial Surgery) 07/01/2004 - "OBJECTIVES: To retrospectively study the prevalence, age and gender distribution, the HIV serostatus of ranula patients and the trend in prevalence of ranula and Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in patients at the two largest referral Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery specialist centres in Harare, Zimbabwe. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
4.	Decompression 10/01/2008 - "PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study group consisted of 8 patients with ranula treated by decompression of the ranula followed by local surgical removal together with the attached part of the sublingual gland. " 10/01/2008 - "CONCLUSIONS: The premise that the ranula is fed by an attached, discrete unit of the sublingual gland has been vindicated and is the basis for the successful conservative treatment of ranula by decompression and local surgical removal together with the attached part of the sublingual gland. " Order ALL the reference details at left...
5.	Gas Lasers 10/01/2009 - "The authors' experience and reports in the literature indicate that carbon dioxide laser excision of ranula is safe with minimal or no recurrence." 10/01/2009 - "The authors present a case series report on the use of carbon dioxide laser treatment for ranula and a literature review of cases treated using carbon dioxide laser. " 10/01/2009 - "Treatment of ranula using carbon dioxide laser--case series report." 01/01/2004 - "Four patients were treated for intraoral ranula in the floor of the mouth by marsupialization with carbon dioxide laser radiation with defocused beam, continuous mode and 4 watts of power. " 01/01/2004 - "Several surgical techniques to manage ranula have been described in the literature, these techniques include the CO2 laser radiation excision. " Order ALL the reference details at left...

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