This case report describes the use of a micro-marsupialization technique to treat a mucocele on the ventral tongue of a 4-year-8-month old child. A mucocele is a benign soft tissue lesion filled with mucin caused by rupture of salivary ducts, usually due to repeated trauma. The child presented with a painless mass on the lower side of his tongue. The lesion was diagnosed as an extravasation mucocele with a pedunculated form. Using topical anesthesia, the bottom of the lesion was tied with 4-0 surgical silk, causing it to detach within 3 days with no pain or complications and perfect wound healing. At a 1-year follow-
This case report describes the use of a micro-marsupialization technique to treat a mucocele on the ventral tongue of a 4-year-8-month old child. A mucocele is a benign soft tissue lesion filled with mucin caused by rupture of salivary ducts, usually due to repeated trauma. The child presented with a painless mass on the lower side of his tongue. The lesion was diagnosed as an extravasation mucocele with a pedunculated form. Using topical anesthesia, the bottom of the lesion was tied with 4-0 surgical silk, causing it to detach within 3 days with no pain or complications and perfect wound healing. At a 1-year follow-
This case report describes the use of a micro-marsupialization technique to treat a mucocele on the ventral tongue of a 4-year-8-month old child. A mucocele is a benign soft tissue lesion filled with mucin caused by rupture of salivary ducts, usually due to repeated trauma. The child presented with a painless mass on the lower side of his tongue. The lesion was diagnosed as an extravasation mucocele with a pedunculated form. Using topical anesthesia, the bottom of the lesion was tied with 4-0 surgical silk, causing it to detach within 3 days with no pain or complications and perfect wound healing. At a 1-year follow-
Micro-marsupialization Technique for Mucocele on Ventral Tongue in 4-
year-8-month Old Child
Teknik Mikro-marsupialisasi Mucocele Ventral Lidah, Anak Usia 4 Tahun 8 Bulan Merdiana Dwi Trasti*, Sarworini B Budiardjo** * peserta PPDGS IKGA FKGUI ** dosen senior departemen IKGA FKGUI Departemen Ilmu Kedokteran Gigi Anak Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Indonesia ABSTRACT Introduction : Mucocele is the most common soft tissue lesion filled with mucin due to rupture of salivary ducts. Mucoceles etiologic factor is traumatic injury with predilection area are lower lips thus on tongue it rarely occured. Mucocele often occurs painless, reccurent in nature, can cause discomfort and mastication disorder. The treatments of mucocele have been described as invasive surgical excision, marsupialization, cryosurgery, laser ablation, and non-invasive micro-marsupialization. Aim: The aim of this case report is to report non-invasive micro-marsupialization procedure to mucocele on ventral tongue. Case: A 4-year-8-month old boy was came into Pediatric Dentistry Clinic University of Indonesia with painless mass on his ventral tongue. Patient reffered to has a habitual scratching the lower side of the tongue onto lower insisive. Diagnosis of the lesion was extravasation mucocele on ventral tongue with pedunculated form. Case management: This micro-marsupialization technique was carried out by knotting the bottom of the lesion with 4- 0 surgical silk under topical anesthesia. Mucocele was detached well in 3 days with no complain yet perfect would healing. On review one year after the procedure, there was no reccurence occured. Conclusion: Technique of mucoceles treatment applied in children can be modified so they will have no trauma. This procedure aims to cease vascularization into the lesion so that lesion would detached well without creating pain, oedema and and bleeding within 3-7 days. This non-invasive technique is the good option for children due to its simplicity and high tolerance with better post-operative healing period and low reccurence. Keyword : micro-marsupialization, mucocele on ventral tongue, minor salivary gland, non- invasive, topical anesthesia ABSTRAK Pendahuluan : Mucocele merupakan lesi masa jaringan lunak mulut jinak berisi mucin akibat pecahnya saluran kelenjar liur. Etiologi umumnya berupa trauma jaringan lunak yang terus menerus. Area predileksi mucocele pada bibir bawah dan jarang terjadi pada lidah dengan gambaran klinis seringkali tanpa rasa sakit, berulang, tidak nyaman dan gangguan mastikasi. Penatalaksanaan mucocele dapat berupa tindakan invasif seperti pembedahan eksisi, marsupialisasi, cryosurgery, laser ablation, dan non-invasif yakni mikro- marsupialisasi. Tujuan: Tujuan dari laporan kasus ini untuk melaporkan tatalaksana mucocele pada ventral lidah dengan teknik mikro-marsupialisasi. Kasus: Pasien anak laki- laki usia 4 tahun 8 bulan datang ke klinik IKGA FKGUI dengan keluhan terdapat benjolan pada bawah lidahnya, tidak pernah sakit namun pasien merasa tidak nyaman. Pasien memiliki kebiasaan menggesekkan lidah ke gigi anterior bawah. Berdasarkan pemeriksaan, diagnosis lesi adalah mucocele pada ventral lidah tipe ekstravasasi dengan bentuk bertangkai. Tatalaksana kasus : Teknik mikro-marsupialisasi dilakukan dengan mengikat pangkal lesi menggunakan benang silk bedah berukuran USP 4-0 dengan bantuan anestesi topikal. Mucocele terlepas setelah hari ke 3 tanpa keluhan dan penyembuhan luka sempurna. Pada kontrol 1 tahun tidak ada lesi yang berulang. Kesimpulan : Tatalaksana mucocele pada anak perlu dilakukan dengan modifikasi tanpa menimbulkan trauma. Prosedur pengikatan lesi bertujuan menghentikan vaskularisasi ke area lesi, sehingga lesi menjadi nekrosis dan terlepas tanpa peradangan serta memicu pembentukan lapisan epitel baru. Diharapkan lesi terlepas keseluruhan tanpa nyeri, oedema maupun perdarahan dalam waktu 3-7 hari. Teknik non-invasif ini merupakan perawatan pilihan bagi anak-anak, karena mudah dilakukan, memberikan kenyamanan dengan tingkat keberhasilan yang tinggi dan tingkat berulang yang rendah. Kata kunci : Teknik mikro-marsupialisasi, mucocele pada ventral lidah, kelenjar saliva minor, non-invasif, anestesi topikal. Correspondence: Merdiana Dwi Trasti, c/o: Departemen Ilmu Kedokteran Gigi Anak Fakultas Kedokteran Gigi Universitas Indonesia, Jalan Salemba Raya 4, Jakarta. Email: