A rare report of foetal lingual cyst excised with harmonic scalpel

Summary Diagnosis of foetal lingual cysts is extremely rare. If large enough, it can compromise the upper oropharyngeal airway. A case of a large ventral lingual thyroglossal duct cyst mimicking a ranula was identified at 20 weeks of gestation and excised 11 weeks postnatally using the harmonic scal...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery reconstructive & aesthetic surgery, 2013-12, Vol.66 (12), p.1770-1772
Hauptverfasser:	Jing, S.S, Alberry, M.S, Smith, R.P, Clibbon, J.J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Cyst Female Fetal Diseases - diagnostic imaging Fetal Diseases - surgery Harmonic scalpel Humans Infant Lingual Magnetic Resonance Imaging Plastic Surgery Thyroglossal Cyst - surgery Thyroglossal duct Ultrasonic Therapy Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Diagnosis of foetal lingual cysts is extremely rare. If large enough, it can compromise the upper oropharyngeal airway. A case of a large ventral lingual thyroglossal duct cyst mimicking a ranula was identified at 20 weeks of gestation and excised 11 weeks postnatally using the harmonic scalpel. The diagnosis and the benefit of ultrasonic dissection in the treatment of glossal lesions are reviewed.
ISSN:	1748-6815 1878-0539
DOI:	10.1016/j.bjps.2013.04.013