1. [Mondor's disease: a complication after breast surgery].
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Lhoest F, Grandjean FX, and Heymans O
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- Adult, Arm pathology, Breast blood supply, Breast surgery, Contracture etiology, Fascia pathology, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Pain etiology, Retrospective Studies, Breast Implantation adverse effects, Mammaplasty adverse effects, Postoperative Complications etiology, Postoperative Complications pathology, Thrombophlebitis etiology, Thrombophlebitis pathology
- Abstract
Mondor's disease is a rare but not uncommon complication of breast surgery. This problem is commonly described as the thrombophlebitis of the superficial thoracoabdominal veins. Symptoms combine painful contracture occurring in the sub-mammary region and/or in the axillary region, rising during arm abduction. The contracture located in the axillary region usually join the epitrochlea. Based on a serie of 8 patients, the fascial hypothesis is developed. All the patients were treated by LPG and myo-fascial techiques with a complete relief of pain in 10 days.
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- 2005
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