Sentences with phrase «salivary mucocele»

It is a collection of leaked saliva from a damaged salivary gland or salivary duct which has accumulated in the surrounding tissues inflaming the area causing a salivary mucocele.

Salivary mucocele appears looking like a large fluid filled sac or a large swollen mass under a dog's neck or inside the mouth cavity.

Salivary mucocele may cause fluid accumulation around the throat and neck which can be seen in the link below; there are a few different conditions of the salivary glands which have different treatment.

Not exact matches

Abdominal surgery * Abdominal port placement for chronic effusions Adrenal gland removal Bladder (stone removal, masses) * Colon surgery Cryptorchidism * Diaphragmatic hernia Ectopic ureter Exploratory laparotomy * Gallbladder (removal vs. re-routing) Hemoabdomen (internal bleeding) * Incontinence treatment * Intestinal obstruction (foreign bodies) * Intestinal surgery * Kidney surgery Liver biopsy, including «keyhole» liver biopsy Liver surgery Megacolon Pancreas surgery Pleuro - Peritoneal Diaphragmatic Hernia (PPDH) Prophylactic gastropexy («twisted stomach» or bloat or GDV prevention) * Prostate surgery Spleen removal (splenectomy, bleeding masses) * Stomach surgery (foreign bodies) * Urethra surgery Uterus infection (pyometra) * Thoracic surgery (thoracotomy) Chylothorax Esophagus surgery Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) Persistent Right Aortic Arch (PRAA) Pleural port placement for fluid buildup Lung surgery, including «keyhole» lung biopsy Pyothorax Head and neck surgery Cheiloplasty (for excessive drooling) Cleft palate Ear and throat polyps in cats * Ear hematoma * Elongated soft palate Everted laryngeal saccules Eye and eyelid surgery * Facial fold removal Laryngeal paralysis («Tie back») Lateral Bulla Osteotomy (LBO) Lateral ear resection Oro - nasal fistula Para-thyroid gland removal Salivary gland surgery (mucocele, sialocele) Stenotic nares (narrow nostrils) Thyroid gland removal (cat or dog) Total Ear Canal Ablation (TECA) Ventral Bulla Osteotomy (VBO)

Salivary glands are removed when the drainage ducts get blocked and swelling under the tongue (ranula) or neck (mucocele) occurs due to buildup of trapped saliva.

Even with both main salivary glands removed, ranulas and mucoceles can recur from the smaller salivary gland tissue throughout the neck region.

Our fee includes removal of the associated salivary gland and repair / drainage of the ranula and / or mucocele on one side.