Plunging or Cervical Ranula as a Rare Cause of Respiratory Distress.

UNLABELLED: The Plunging or cervical ranula is a mucus pseudocyst extension of the sublingual gland that is located below the mylohyoid muscle. In infants, owing to small sublingual and cervical space, clinically large cervical ranulas can lead to a significant impact on swallowing, crying, and even breathing (Carlini et al. in Pediatr Rep 8(4):6576, 2016; Övet et al. in Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol 53(3):133-135, 2015). In these clinical pictures, we present a case of cervical ranula that grew in a short period leading to respiratory distress. This ranula was aspirated in a PICU setting to relieve respiratory obstruction before definitive surgery in the operation theatre.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12070-023-04419-4.