Surgical management of cervical mucocele associated with ranula in a dog

A ldquo year rdquo old black coloured Labrador was presented at Institute Referral veterinary polyclinic with a history of swelling in the ventral mandibular region and inability to take food On physical examination a swelling was observed in the ventral neck and another was observed in the ventral aspect of the tongue close to the base On fine needle aspiration of the swelling contents were revealed straw coloured the mucinous fluid that appeared ropey confirmed the presence of saliva A diagnosis of cervical mucocele associated with ranula was made The mandibular and salivary glands were resected under general anaesthesia with atropine butorphanol diazepam propofol and isoflurane combinations The sublingual salivary cyst below the tongue was incised Oral mucocele ranula was corrected by deroofing and marsupialization was done The muscles and subcutaneous tissue was sutured The skin was opposed in routine fashion The animal made an uneventful recovery without any complication under the postoperative antibiotics and weeks semisolid diet regime