TABLE V.
Responses to Survey Questions.
| Question | Answer Choices | Reponses |
|---|---|---|
| What surgical approach would you use to treat an oral (simple) ranula? | Transoral approach | 212 (97%) |
| Cervical approach | 1 (0%) | |
| Combined transoral and cervical approach | 4 (2%) | |
| Other | 2 (1%) | |
| What surgical procedure would you use to treat an oral (simple) ranula? | Marsupialization | 67 (30%) |
| Ranula excision | 56 (25%) | |
| Sublingual gland excision with evacuation of ranula | 22 (10%) | |
| Sublingual gland+ranula excision | 70 (32%) | |
| Submandibular gland+ranula excision | 1 (0%) | |
| Sublingual gland+submandibular gland+ranula excision | 1 (0%) | |
| Other | 3 (1%) | |
| How many oral (simple) ranulas have you treated? | 0 | 7 (3%) |
| 1–3 | 31 (15%) | |
| 4–10 | 70 (34%) | |
| 11–20 | 56 (27%) | |
| 21–30 | 22 (11%) | |
| >30 | 20 (10%) | |
| What surgical approach would you use to treat a plunging ranula? | Transoral approach | 59 (27%) |
| Cervical approach | 49 (23%) | |
| Combined transoral and cervical approach | 105 (49%) | |
| Other | 3 (1%) | |
| What surgical procedure would you use to treat a plunging ranula? | Marsupialization | 9 (4%) |
| Ranula excision | 31 (14%) | |
| Sublingual gland excision with evacuation of ranula | 27 (12%) | |
| Sublingual gland+ranula excision | 84 (39%) | |
| Submandibular gland+ranula excision | 11 (5%) | |
| Sublingual gland+submandibular gland+ranula excision | 49 (23%) | |
| Other | 6 (3%) | |
| How many plunging ranulas have you treated? | 0 | 15 (7%) |
| 1–3 | 70 (35%) | |
| 4–10 | 76 (38%) | |
| 11–20 | 23 (12%) | |
| 21–30 | 11 (6%) | |
| >30 | 5 (3%) | |
| Please tell us your age range. | 20–30 years | 1 (0%) |
| 31–40 years | 41 (19%) | |
| 41–50 years | 67 (30%) | |
| 51–60 years | 66 (30%) | |
| 61–70 years | 36 (16%) | |
| >70 years | 9 (4%) |