Reduction mammaplasty and axillary-subclavian venous thrombosis.
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.
Wolfram
Dolores
D
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical University Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
Pülzl
Petra
P
Schoeller
Thomas
T
Wechselberger
Gottfried
G
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