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The lovely Lady Oreo is a sweet, 2-year-old pitbull. \"Ranula\"<\/a><\/p>\n

She presented with a large swelling under her tongue, which you can see in the pre-op photo. It was diagnosed as a salivary mucocele (also known as sialocele or ranula). It’s a benign condition that happens when the canal coming out of a salivary gland is plugged or damaged.<\/p>\n

I performed surgery to open up the ranula. This creates a new opening for the canal coming out of the salivary gland and allows saliva to drain into the mouth.<\/p>\n

After two weeks, Lady Oreo has made a complete recovery!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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