Mammary duct ectasia-periductal mastitis complex

✍ Scribed by N. J. Bundred; A. J. Webb

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 363 KB
• Volume: 83
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830652

✦ Synopsis

Sir

We thank Dr Dawson and colleagues for their interest in our paper. As stated in the original publication, we showed that of 50 patients who underwent operation, 34 (68 per cent) had symptomatic relief, and 27 (54 per cent) were discharged from hospital.

We consider it is appropriate to choose surgical intervention when symptomatic relief cannot be obtained with conservative management. We are indeed intcrested in laparoscopic lysis of adhesions. However, it is difficult to treat intestinal obstruction due to malignancy by laparoscopy.