Operative Technique for Correction of Gigantomastia, Using the Superior Pedicle, with Special Care for the Nipple-Papillary Grafts: A 13-Year Retrospective Study

Resende, José Humberto Cardoso; Carlantônio, Lucilia Feliciano Marques di; Freitas, Luiz Célio Martins; Tonini, Teresa; Figueiredo, Nébia María Almeida de; Santiago, Luiz Carlos

doi:10.4236/mps.2015.53007

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“…Gestational gigantomastia is very rare in women with an incidence rate of 1 in 100,000 pregnancies [6] [2]. The disease condition has mostly been recorded in Whites, obese and multiparous women [7]; however there have been few cases recorded in Blacks [3] [8]- [17].…”

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Inferior Pedicle Breast Reduction for the Management of Gestational Gigantomastia: Literature Review and a Case Presentation

Agbenorku¹,

Rockwell²,

Obeng³

et al. 2017

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Background: The actual cause of Gestational gigantomastia (Gg) remains a dilemma. Its treatment has ideally been surgical, employing most commonly the different pedicle techniques in the last decade. Aim: This paper reviews the literature on the management of Gg using the inferior pedicle technique (IPT) and supports it with a successful case presentation using the IPT. Method: Using the PubMed search engine and Google scholar, literature search was done for Gg treated with the inferior pedicle reduction method. Published literature from other sources was also included. Data obtained was cleaned and analysed. The inferior pedicle breast reduction technique was employed without any modification in the normal procedure for the case presented. Results: Thirty-one literature addressing Gg and IPT were identified. Most surgeons use this technique with very good outcomes. Our patient confirmed reduced breast mould, firm and adolescent looking breast with no back, shoulder, neck and rib pains. She also experienced with time increased nipple areolar sensation, ability to undertake all tasks with ease and a new sense of confidence. Conclusion: The inferior pedicle breast reduction technique can be the standard treatment for gestational gigantomastia with the length from suprasternal notch to the nipple ≤ 50 cm that present without any anatomical complications.

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confidence: 99%