抄録
Mucous-retention cysts such as mucocele and ranula are caused by mucus extravasation due to rupture of ducts of the major and minor salivary glands. While several techniques have been used to treat retention cysts, micro-marsupialization is a relatively new, less invasive treatment modality. We describe this new method, which is not popular in Japan, and report the clinical outcomes of 13 cases of mucoceles and ranulas treated with this technique.
We evaluated the therapeutic value of micro-marsupialization on the basis of cure rate and events such as infection and recurrence. As a result, ten cases (76.9%) showed complete remission of the lesions and three cases including one case of infection required retreatment.
Micro-marsupialization seems to be a simple, minimally invasive and effective modality, and is well tolerated by patients. We accordingly suggest that it could be a primary treatment of choice for mucous retention cysts.
