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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Ranula: Experience With 83 Cases in Zimbabwe
Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 65, No. 1, Year 2007
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Purpose: To document the clinical features, management, and outcome of ranulas in Zimbabwe. Methods: A retrospective review of clinical and pathologic records of 83 patients with ranulas who presented during the period of January 1981 to September 2003 was undertaken. Results: Thirty-six (43.4%) of the ranulas were in males and 47 (56.6%) in females. Sixty-one (73.5%) were in the 0 to 10-year-old age group. Oral ranulas (92.8%) were equally distributed on the right and left sublingual region. Six (7.2%) were plunging ranulas. In a study group of 38 patients, 88.5% of ranula patients were HIV-positive with 95% of them in the 0 to 10-year-old age groups. Excision of ranula with sublingual gland removal was done in 80.7% of the cases with 0% recurrence; marsupialization (cavity left open and cavity packed) was done in 12% (n = 10) of the patients with 20% (n = 2) recurrence. Conclusions: Female predominance with no right or left sublingual region predilection was noted. Ranula was most common in the 0 to 10-year-old age group; 95% of this group were HIV positive. HIV salivary gland disease could be an etiologic factor. No recurrence was observed when the ranula was excised along with removal of the sublingual gland. Plunging ranula is uncommon. © 2007 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
Authors & Co-Authors
Chidzonga, Midion Mapfumo
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Mahomva, Leonard A.
Zimbabwe, Harare
University of Zimbabwe
Statistics
Citations: 69
Authors: 2
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.joms.2005.10.058
ISSN:
02782391
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Zimbabwe
Participants Gender
Female