HUGE, 20 YEARS LONG-STANDING MUCOCELE
Satishkumar G Patil, Udupikrishna Joshi, Gururaj Deshpande, Barnali Devi, Anand Mangalgi, Aaquib Hashmi- General Medicine
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- Immunology and Allergy
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Mucocele, which is widely recognized as one of the most prevalent non-malignant masses found in the oral cavity, is considered to be the most common afiction affecting the accessory salivary glands. Although mucoceles typically do not cause pain, they can impede patients' ability to speak and chew, thereby causing discomfort. If left untreated, mucoceles may give rise to complications. Numerous techniques have been documented for the treatment of mucocele; however, a majority of them necessitate expensive equipment and instruments. Excising a substantial and long-standing mucocele without causing harm to nearby vital structures, and without removing the sublingual gland, represents an efcacious conventional surgical approach, leading to reduced patient morbidity and mortality.