Open AccessAnaesthetic management in a case of huge plunging ranula
Author(s) -
Jagabandhu Sheet,
Anamitra Mandal,
Swapnadeep Sengupta,
Debaleena Jana,
Sudakshina Mukherji,
Sarbari Swaika
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.128929
Subject(s) - ranula , medicine , floor of mouth , airway , larynx , sublingual gland , surgery , airway management , anatomy , submandibular gland , dentistry , oral cavity , pathology
Plunging ranula is a rare form of mucous retention cyst arising from submandibular and sublingual salivary glands, which may occasionally become huge occupying the whole of the floor of the mouth and extending into the neck, thus, restricting the neck movement as well as disfiguring the normal airway anatomy. Without fiberoptic assistance, blind or retrograde nasal intubation remains valuable choices in this type of situation. Here, we present a case of successful management of airway by blind nasal intubation in a patient posted for excision of a huge plunging ranula.