title: Reduction mammaplasty and axillary-subclavian venous thrombosis.
abstract: We present a woman with distinct mammahypertrophy and simultaneous catheter-associated axillary-subclavian venous thrombosis characterized only by chronically dilated collateral vein over the chest. Despite this massively dilated subcutaneous vein covering the chest on the affected side, bilateral reduction mammaplasty of modified Pitanguy method was successfully performed among protection of this collateral vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Dolores
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wolfram
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pülzl
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Schoeller
authors.forename: Gottfried
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wechselberger
mesh_terms: D001367:Axillary Vein; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000601:surgery; D016462:Mammaplasty; D042361:Mammary Glands, Human / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery