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01-09-2018 | Invited Commentary

Surgical Management of Ranula Revisited

Author: R. P. Morton

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 9/2018

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A ranula may present in two forms: a simple (or intraoral) ranula and a plunging (or cervical) ranula. A recent paper on ranula published in this journal [1] refers to “conflicting evidence as to which treatment modality is best”. Subsequent correspondence [2, 3] has exposed a need for a review of the alleged “gap in knowledge on the current concept of its aetiopathogenesis” [1]. …

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Title: Surgical Management of Ranula Revisited
Author: R. P. Morton
Publication date: 01-09-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 9/2018
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4666-y

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