Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery of Submandibular Gland Removal with Preservation of Sublingual Gland and Wharton's Duct

In surgical removal of a submandibular gland, trans-cervical approach has esthetic problem and existing trans-oral approaches are extensively invasive. The authors have used trans-oral robotic surgery to remove the submandibular gland with preservation of the sublingual gland and the Wharton's duct, and hereby report the case and discuss our preliminary experiences. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Limin Liang, MD, DDS, Department of Stomatology, Hainan Branch, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, 80 Jianglin Road, Sanya, Hainan Province 572013, China; E-mail: lianglm_dr@126.com Received 2 July, 2018 Accepted 27 July, 2018 Dr Liang is currently receiving a grant (817356) from Hainan Provincial Department of Science and Technology. The authors report no conflicts of interest. Supplemental digital contents are available for this article. Direct URL citations appear in the printed text and are provided in the HTML and PDF versions of this article on the journal's Web site (https://ift.tt/2iuFjMi). © 2018 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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