Annina Lyly1, Eeva Castrén1, Johanna Aronniemi2, Tuomas Klockars1. 1. a Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery , Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland. 2. b Department of Radiology , HUS Medical Imaging Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki , Helsinki , Finland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To review our clinical experience and characteristics of Finnish patients with plunging ranula and compare our results with reports from other populations. DESIGN: A retrospective study from the electronic hospital records between 2005 and 2016. SETTING: The Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of Helsinki University Hospital, Finland. RESULTS: We describe the characteristics and treatment of 41 patients with MRI-confirmed plunging ranula. Most of our patients were young adults and 88% of them were male. Surgery and sclerotherapy were used for treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The vast majority of Finnish plunging ranula patients in our cohort were male, suggesting significant population-related differences in plunging ranula gender distribution. Transoral surgery seemed to result in lowest recurrence rate and was the most common treatment in our clinic.
OBJECTIVES: To review our clinical experience and characteristics of Finnish patients with plunging ranula and compare our results with reports from other populations. DESIGN: A retrospective study from the electronic hospital records between 2005 and 2016. SETTING: The Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery of Helsinki University Hospital, Finland. RESULTS: We describe the characteristics and treatment of 41 patients with MRI-confirmed plunging ranula. Most of our patients were young adults and 88% of them were male. Surgery and sclerotherapy were used for treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The vast majority of Finnish plunging ranulapatients in our cohort were male, suggesting significant population-related differences in plunging ranula gender distribution. Transoral surgery seemed to result in lowest recurrence rate and was the most common treatment in our clinic.