Open AccessDiverticulum of the buccal mucosa: A case report
Author(s) -
Yu Zhang,
Lin Wang,
Ke Liu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i4.820
Subject(s) - medicine , diverticulum (mollusc) , buccal mucosa , buccal administration , oral mucosa , surgery , pathology , dentistry , oral cavity
A diverticulum is the medical or biological term for outpouching of a hollow structure in the body. It particularly occurs in the digestive system, but rarely occurs in the oral mucosa.