Pros and cons of ductoscopy

Everyone knows that women usually have white liquid during breastfeeding, but some women are not breastfeeding, and they also have nipple discharge even after hand squeezing. If the milk discharge does not occur during breastfeeding, you must check it out immediately. Ductoscopy is a relatively common method for checking nipple discharge. Ductoscopy is a small electronic endoscope. If you go to a reliable and professional hospital, it is generally not easy to cause any harm.

Ductoscope is a small electronic endoscope that enters the mammary duct through the opening of the mammary duct. It can artistically observe tiny lesions in the mammary cavity from the opening to 6 to 7 centimeters from the nerve endings. It has certain auxiliary diagnostic and treatment significance for various types of breast symptoms. Some patients may suffer from breast duct rupture or partial infection due to improper operation process or poor care after the examination. Attention should be paid to the operation process and methods during the examination. It is forbidden to shower that night after the examination. Currently, there is no scientific research focusing on whether the operation of ductoscopy has a causative effect on breast hyperplasia or other breast symptoms.

Blood tests including routine blood tests, four coagulation tests, and four infectious disease tests are required. There is no need for too much human error in squeezing and processing the nipple. You can eat on the day of surgery. Common problems after inspection. There is generally no obvious pain during the entire examination process, and there is no obvious pain after treatment. You can shower after the examination, and there is no need for mild to moderate squeezing to clear the nipple. Avoid breast stimulation for three days after surgery.

Advantages of ductoscopy

1. Under normal circumstances, it is a minimally invasive surgical examination and treatment; 2. The examination can be done under fixed vision, which can be used as the basis for clinical diagnosis, making the surgical indications clear for breast patients with nipple discharge but no palpable lumps, and exempting patients with only symptoms such as tube expansion from surgical treatment; in addition, it provides a reliable basis for the early diagnosis of breast cancer; 3. It provides three-dimensional surgical treatment precise positioning, establishes the site and range of surgical treatment, improves the accuracy and success rate of surgical treatment, and reduces the scope of surgical treatment. For example, the distance between the intraductal cancer lesion and the nipple can be properly determined; 4. With the help of the ductoscope instrument exit, some surgical treatment and inspection instruments can directly enter the milk duct cavity, for example, a cell brush can be used to obtain cells from the lesion site (no longer relying on aspiration of the intracavitary fluid to obtain cell samples) for cytological examination, and instruments (such as a basket) can be used to remove high-grade spinous tumors, and some local surgical treatments can be performed; 5. With the development trend of clinical professional technology, ductoscopy will open up favorable conditions for the use of laser technology to directly remove intraductal tumors.