Indications
Persistent blood-stained discharge from single duct opening on nipple
Procedure
- GA/LA
- Identify duct
- Squeeze breast until drop of discharge seen
- Cannulate duct
- Use lacrimal probe and secure in place
- Incise skin along line of probe, encircling duct orifice
- Dissect skin of areola away from breast tissue (for 1cm)
- Excise breast segment
- Secure haemostasis with diathermy + approximate breast tissue with interrupted absorbable sutures.