SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SALIVARY MUCOCELE IN DOGS
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A.R. Ninu
Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Tirunelveli - 627 358
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M. Shiju Simon
Associate Professor and Head, Veterinary Clinical Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Tirunelveli - 627 358
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N. Krishnaveni
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Tirunelveli - 627 358
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K. Gayathri
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Tirunelveli - 627 358
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R. Raneeth
PG Student, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Tirunelveli - 627 358
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S. Divyasri
PG Student, Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Tirunelveli - 627 358
Keywords:
salivary mucocele, ranula, dogsAbstract
A review of salivary mucocele in 6 dogs is discussed here. In five cases presented with ranula, marsupialization was done by deroofing the ranula and in one case of cervical mucocele, mandibular-sublingual sialadenectomy was performed. No major complications were reported in the cases.
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