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World J Clin Cases. Feb 26, 2020; 8(4): 820-824
Published online Feb 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i4.820
Published online Feb 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i4.820
Diverticulum of the buccal mucosa: A case report
Yu Zhang, Lin Wang, Ke Liu, The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang Y collected basic information from the patient and image and operation data, and wrote the main content of the manuscript; Wang L revised the language of the manuscript and helped write it; Liu K made a clinical diagnosis of the patient’s condition and performed surgery on the patient; Liu K provided guidance on the writing of the manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Ke Liu, PhD, Associate Professor, The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, 237 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, Hubei Province, China. liuke.1999@whu.edu.cn
Received: November 21, 2019
Peer-review started: November 21, 2019
First decision: December 12, 2019
Revised: January 5, 2020
Accepted: January 11, 2020
Article in press: January 11, 2020
Published online: February 26, 2020
Peer-review started: November 21, 2019
First decision: December 12, 2019
Revised: January 5, 2020
Accepted: January 11, 2020
Article in press: January 11, 2020
Published online: February 26, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: Oral mucosal diverticulum is rare, and diverticulum of digestive tract has not been previously reported. Partial defects of the muscle layer around the diverticulum were also observed during the operation, and the diverticulum was located at the fragile edge of the anatomy of the muscle layer. After the operation, the patient’s food impaction symptoms were resolved, and have not relapsed.