Subareolar Breast Abscesses: Characteristics and Results of Surgical Treatment

Subareolar Breast Abscesses: Characteristics and Results of Surgical Treatment

:  Our objective was to describe the characteristics of subareolar breast abscesses and to analyze the results of surgical treatment in relation to the prevention of recurrences. Almost 70% of patients smoked more than 10 cigarettes a day. The recurrence rate after excision of the lactiferous ducts...

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Veröffentlicht in:The breast journal 2005-05, Vol.11 (3), p.179-182
Hauptverfasser: Versluijs-Ossewaarde, F. N. Lesanka, Roumen, Rudi M. H., Goris, R. J. A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
abscess
Abscess - epidemiology
Abscess - microbiology
Abscess - pathology
Abscess - surgery
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
breast
Female
Humans
Male
Mastitis - epidemiology
Mastitis - microbiology
Mastitis - pathology
Mastitis - surgery
Middle Aged
Netherlands - epidemiology
Nipples
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
subareolar
treatment
Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung::  Our objective was to describe the characteristics of subareolar breast abscesses and to analyze the results of surgical treatment in relation to the prevention of recurrences. Almost 70% of patients smoked more than 10 cigarettes a day. The recurrence rate after excision of the lactiferous ducts was 28% and after management without excision of the lactiferous ducts was 79% (p 
ISSN:1075-122X
1524-4741
DOI:10.1111/j.1075-122X.2005.21524.x